X PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION. 



antitetanic, as well as antidiphtheritic, serum. Consequently 

 it is impossible for medical investigators to know too much 

 of the diseases of horses, their management and feeding. 



Again, human research is useful for animals, as, for example, 

 the investigation of tumours, including cancer. Further, a close 

 relationship exists between all wounds, human and animal, 

 the slight difference being that in animals wounds must always 

 be treated with antiseptics, so as to destroy the germs, whereas 

 in man the greater scope with regard to time, place and circum- 

 stance allows aseptic treatment, to prevent the entrance of 

 germs. Asepsis, a great surgical advance, is especially valuable 

 in abdominal operations, which are extremely rare in animals, 

 so that in them colic and obstruction of the bowels are treated 

 by eserine. 



On account of the present war, it is very possible that the 

 demand for well-bred and well-cared-for horses will be in 

 the future appreciably increased. Consequently now, less 

 than ever, points which aid owners in the management of 

 their horses cannot be allowed to pass unnoticed. 



T. P. Beddoes, M.B.Cambridge. 



