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the then authorities, had no encouragement given to the pro- 
position contained in it. E. Viborg was the third man who, 
in 1 809, proposed in his essay on T} r phus, to the Academy of 
Science at Warsaw, inoculation as a means to prevent the 
recurrence of the malady. It was in Steppes, however, which 
has always been considered as the nursery of the disease, that 
he desired to have had his proposition put into practice ; not 
so much as a means of diminishing its mortality in those 
localities, as of preventing its spreading, and. thus completely 
eradicating it. 
The plan the author proposes is, to erect in Steppes, a 
large and suitable building, with requisite apartments for a 
director, who should be a veterinary surgeon, and for the staff 
necessary to carry out the project. Then to purchase a herd 
of cattle, say 100 head, free from disease and contagion, on 
which are to be made the first experiments of inoculation, 
with diseased matter procured out of the district in which 
the pest is then prevailing ; and this to be continued until 
all the cattle have been inoculated. 
Thus much constitutes the essence of the pamphlet before 
us : what remains is detail of little or no interest to our 
readers. 
Millheilungen aus dem InnernVon Russland Zunachst 
fur Pferdeliebhaber. Yon Freiderich Waterberger, 
Professor und Collegioniath. — Dorpat, 1853. 
Notes of a Journey into the Interior of Russia , dedicated to 
Amateurs of Horses . By Frederick Unterberger, Professor 
at the Veterinary School. — Dorpat, 1853. 
It appears, by this pamphlet, that thefe are two distinct 
breeds of horses in Russia, trotters and gallopers. The first 
are for the shafts of the sledges, or the droski ; the second for 
outriders. All horses going abreast in Russia, the latter are 
the most esteemed, and are therefore denominated noble : they 
consist of the best Arab and English blood. 
The following extracts will show the richness of the Russian 
Empire in horses : 
