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the foot ; and without calling at any time for necessity for stop- 
ping, which is another very important consideration. Thus 
the old sole (like a leathern sole, and better than it,) not 
only serves as a defence to the live sole against all contusions 
or cutting substances, such as stones, fragments of glass 
bottles, & c., but keeps the pores of the living horn closed 
up, and thus preserves the juices within them, and by that 
means maintains the required elasticity of the foot.” 
In the foregoing statements — which might be regarded as 
containing opinions prematurely offered, notwithstanding 
such opinions were the offsprings of comparative trials of the 
different practices of shoeing made in the course of many 
years before — there is nothing which we, since their publi- 
cation, have felt desirous of altering. They are founded 
upon an experience too broad to be shaken by anything short 
of equivalent counter-experience, and that, we feel confident, 
will never, if conducted with ordinary fairness and skill, be 
brought effectually to bear against them. 
Our journal for November contains an epistle from an old 
school-fellow, James Turner, ee to his brother Veterinarians,” 
reaching us at too late a period for notice last month, though 
deserving of some, which we are now going to make this. After 
a high eulogium on the two last deceased Professors at the 
Royal Veterinary College, Coleman and Sewell (than whom 
hardly any two public characters would bear comparison so 
little) ; and after reminding us that such distinguished men 
as Sir Astl^y Cooper, and even John Hunter took a lively in- 
terest in the welfare of the veterinary profession, and then de- 
claring the “ first-fruits of early veterinary science, admitting 
of public demonstration,” to be “ the successes of several 
army veterinary surgeons,” “ favorable notice from our law 
courts,” and “ general public satisfaction,” James comes at 
length “ to the burden of his story,” which runs as follows : 
Considering the immense stocks and herds which must 
weekly assemble there (at the New Cattle Market at Copen- 
hagen Fields), the majority (of which) of course, will fall 
under the butcher’s knife, but for a certain per centage vete- 
rinary aid will be sought. Now, I beg leave to suggest to the 
Governors of the Royal Veterinary College, the policy of 
