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force of a quarter of a ton suddenly brought to bear upon it. 
In order to remove this liability, Nature has placed all such 
muscles under the influence of a controlling and regulating 
power, which we shall find in the antagonist muscle. I have 
always had faith in such a power; indeed, I have always 
taught it ; but I have not till comparatively recently analysed 
it in detail. I think there can be no doubt of the existence 
of this power — a power which is called into action as the 
antagonist of every muscle in the body, which, like the biceps, 
possesses a large range of action, that will act with a force of 
20 lbs., or a quarter of a ton. It is only such muscles that 
either acquire or possess antagonism. If the primary and 
sole function of a muscle be invariably large, it cannot act 
injuriously ; and such muscles we find to be deprived of 
antagonistic power .” — Medical Times . 
ANOTHER DEATH FROM GLANDERS. 
On Thursday night last, Mr. Bernard Donnely, a horse- 
shoer, who resided in Dawson-street in this city, died in great 
agony of glanders, contracted from a horse affected with that 
terrible loathsome and contagious disease. Mr. Donnelly 
was a remarkably well conducted and industrious man, and, 
being also a very superior horse- shoer, had excellent employ- 
ment at his trade. He had the fatal misfortune of taking 
under his treatment a horse in the neighbourhood, that was 
affected with glanders and farcy, and no doubt, with unskil- 
fulness in veterinary operations, had used his fleam to extract 
blood, a small quantity of which had got into his system 
through a sore on the lip. On the day following that of the 
operation the affected part was much swollen, and, notwith- 
standing all the efforts of superior medical skill, he died before 
the lapse of eight days. It is a mark of ignorance or inhu- 
manity to employ blacksmiths to treat diseases of horses, 
which require all the science and talent of the regularly 
educated veterinary surgeon. As the age of barber-surgeons 
has passed by, so should that of veterinary blacksmiths. We 
sincerely regret poor Donnelly’s death, which was one of 
excruciating agony; and we trust that the frequent fatal 
cases of a similar character which have lately occurred in 
Ireland, and even in this county alone, may induce the gov- 
ernment to employ a regular veterinary surgeon, whose office, 
among other matters, it would be to inspect horses in fairs, 
and prevent fraudulent and heartless traffickers and dealers 
from selling to ignorant persons animals affected with so 
loathsome and fearful a distemper. 
