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arm or shoulder, the horse then stands upon three legs. Having 

 next put on a surcingle, pass a long strap or rein through the sur- 

 cingle and fastening one end of it around the fetlock of the other 

 forefoot, attach the other to the surcingle after the animal 13 

 thrown, so closely as to deprive it of the use of the limb. In tlris 

 item the treatment may be varied in fastening, the second fetlock 

 to the arm or shoulder, after the animal is down. This plan 

 "says the Advertizer" is successfully practised by many skilful 

 horsebreakers in Western New York, and the horse yields to the 



necessity of the case, his spirit of opposition is broken" {From 



the Home News, \7(h March, 1858.) H. P. Hatches. 



Queries. 



(1) On the effect of the venom of the Cobra on the Mungoose. — 

 Have any of our readers been witness of an encounter between, a 

 Mungoose and a Cobra or other venomous snake, if so what was the 

 result ? This query being put in the hope of ascertaining whether 

 or not the Mungoose is naturally unsusceptible of the effects of the 

 poison (as some suppose) it would be necessary therefore that the 

 eye-witness should have satisfied himself that the snake was actu- 

 ally in possession of fangs and a poison bag uninjured, that the 

 Mungoose was undoubtedly wounded, and that it was kept long 

 enough after the encounter to prove the inertness (or otherwise) of 

 the poison on its system. H. P. Haivkes. 



(2) The Dcemia externa as an antidote for snake bite. — Are there 

 any well authenticated cases of the cure of the cobra bite, by the 

 inward administration, or outward application by the Damia exten- 

 sa for Cynanchum externum) which is called in Tamil Veli-parutti 

 and Ootamani, and in Telugu Gurutii ? H. P. H. 



(3) The Company's monogram. — What is the meaning of the 

 numeral 4 which surmounts the Company's monogram. H. P. H. 



(4) On the meaning of the word " Mylay." — The word mylay, 

 milay or meille is used in connection with many Indian coins, as 

 the mylay fanam, cash, &c. What is its meaning? If derived from 

 Mylapoor as some suggest, how can its presence on the most re- 

 cent coins struck in Mysore, be accounted for ? H. P. H. 



