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technical knowledge to a man. I cannot, therefore, concur 
in the advice given by f * * */ I believe that the money 
spent on the books would be money wasted. 
“ To have good practical farriers capable of preserving the 
health and condition of horses, curing their ailments, and 
thoroughly understanding the foot and shoeing, we must 
educate them from youth, and we must also be content with 
their work as farriers, and not try to make them disciplined 
soldiers.” 
Pathological Contributions. 
ACORN-POISONING. 
Several correspondents have answered our inquiries 
respecting the recent losses from poisoning of young cattle 
by acorns, and we had hoped to publish in this number of 
The Veterinarian a complete account of the results of the 
investigations which have been made. The article mhst, how- 
ever, be withheld until the issue of the January number, in 
order to include a record of the experiments which we have 
instituted, and, we may add, in order also to afford our pro- 
fessional friends an opportunity to forward lis further informa- 
tion on the subject. For the present we content ourselves 
with extracts from the letters which we have received during 
the past month. 
Mr. Alfred Sharp, of Coleshill, Birmingham, sends the 
following account on November 5th : — 
“ In last month’s Veterinarian mention is made of acorn- 
poisoning among young cattle. In this part of Warwick- 
shire very serious losses have occurred, some owners having 
lost as many as six and seven cattle each. A few days before 
marked symptoms of illness appear, the animals begin to lose 
flesh and look thin, which is soon followed by a dry muzzle, 
staring coat, arched back, twitching of the flanks, accompanied 
with a low grunt ; the pulse is intermittent, the bowels con- 
fined, and in fatal cases about the second day a yellow discharge 
hangs from the nose, tinged with blood. In the last stage 
diarrhoea of a most offensive character sets in. The animal 
generally succumbs to the malady about the fourth or fifth 
