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It also acknowledges many valuable hints from Mr. Harford, 
the principal veterinary surgeon. Commencing with “ a 
table of medicines, arranged according to their properties, 
from ‘ Morton's Manual of Pharmacy/ and “ a table of medi- 
cines, with their actions and doses,” it gives “ an alphabeti- 
cally arranged list of medicines in ordinary use, with recipes 
for their continuation, and the forms in which they are pre- 
scribed” nnder their several headings, and the diseases for 
which they are used in broad margins. Next, “ A list of 
medicines and spices, &c., procurable in most bazaars, with 
Hindostani names,” is given, and concludes with a kind of 
epitome of diseases incidental to horses in India and their 
treatment. The shoeing of horses is touched upon, and 
references made to Miles, Youatt, and Spooner ; and though 
we do not agree with some of his remarks, we think the 
author has done a wise thing to quote the General Order 
No. 207, dated Simla, 19th July, 1869, and to recommend 
the system laid down for general adoption. 
The ‘ Veterinary Aide Memoire / as the above sketch will 
show, is only intended for India, being local in its character, 
though it is worthy of the study of those for whose benefit 
it was written ; it is, as far as we know, the one best adapted 
to the limited understandings of the farriers and shoeing 
smiths in this country, its style and language being easy, and 
technicalities, as a rule, avoided. Therefore, in the absence 
of a more suitable work by veterinary authority, we have 
recommended this to act as a mild substitute for the teach- 
ings of a proper institution, to benefit the men we have been 
considering, who are unable or disinclined to purchase for 
themselves. 
TUITION IN OUR VETERINARY SCHOOLS. 
By a Student, Royal Veterinary College, London. 
A paper headed as above appears in the past month’s 
issue of the Veterinarian , hence my apology for offering a few 
observations in reply, feeling, as I do, that the writer is 
materially in error on many of the points on which he makes 
such strong complaint. 
My number having only reached me on the last day that 
communications can be received for the next issue of the journal, 
I am prevented from so well ventilating the subject as it ought 
to be ; but, nevertheless, I will make a hurried review of the 
