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has boon already so thoroughly accomplished by very zealous aud pro- 

 ficient anatomists. 



In selecting for translation the present treatise in preference to other 

 works which are justly held in high estimation, I was influenced not only 

 by the knowledge that it was written by one of the most talented com- 

 parative anatomists and physiologists of the day, but by the ability and 

 originality which are so conspicuous in every page. I was also aware 

 that, for more than a century, the French veterinary schools have been 

 celebrated for the careful and thorough manner in which anatomy has been 

 taught by most efficient teachers, who are all selected by open com- 

 petition ; and that Professor Chauveau's book was the approved dissection 

 manual of these and other Continental schools. 



Excellent as was the first edition of the work, the second is still more 

 complete ; indeed it may be said to be almost a new book, owing to the 

 assistance afforded by M. Arloing, an anatomist who promises to assume a 

 high rank in his profession. 



The French treatise is illustrated by three hundred and sixty-eight wood- 

 cuts, but for several reasons it was deemed advisable to select only one 

 hundred and seventy-three from this number : those rejected being chiefly 

 human figures, and either far larger than was necessary or compatible with 

 the space at disposal, or not so well suited for such a work as I was 

 intent on producing. Nearly sixty original figures have been added to those 

 selected ; and through the courtesy and liberality of Messrs. J. and A. 

 Churchill, the total number has been increased to four hundred and fifty. 

 The profuseness and general excellence of these drawings, and their great 

 accuracy, will, it is hoped, materially lessen the fatigue and time demanded 

 for the study of this most important subject, and prove valuable for reference 

 to the operator or busy practitioner. 



No labour or pains have been spared to make the work the most complete 

 and useful of any that has been produced. The best treatises in German, 

 French, and Italian have been consulted in editing it, and when necessary, 

 I have added to the descriptions. These additions are contained within 

 brackets, thus ( ). As my task has been accomplished without any 

 aid, I assume the entire responsibility for any errors of omission or 

 commission that may exist ; my aim being to furnish what has been an 

 urgent desideratum for very many years a complete dissection manual for 

 the student of veterinary science, a book of reference for the veterinary 

 surgeon, and a work that might be available for the zoologist, comparative 

 anatomist, ethnologist, and medical practitioner. I have for a long time 

 believed that the two branches of medicine human and animal should be 

 more closely allied than they are at present, and that this alliance can only 

 be effected by a mutual study and recognition of the facts which prove that 

 the two are really one wide apart though they have hitherto been kept 

 in this country and that each is capable of conferring on the other great 

 and lasting benefits. Hence my retaining what constitutes a new feature 



