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accommodation of those horses that might be rendered tem- 
porarily unfit for active duty, or appear likely to remain for 
some time disabled or invalided. Further than this, we have 
heard of nothing special being done for the occasion ; indeed, 
at the commencement it 'was hardly to be conjectured what 
might be further required, though it would appear, from the 
beginning, that veterinary surgeons, like surgeons, have by 
degrees had their number augmented ; showing an increased 
demand for their services. Of late, scarcity of water, and a 
consequent difficulty of procuring sufficient for the consump- 
tion of the horses of the troops in the Crimea, has manifested 
itself, and is indicating the country as unfitted for the em- 
ployment of cavalry. Another year, in the event of the war 
continuing, it is not unlikely that the theatre of such opera- 
tions may be transported to other regions. 
To “ Practitioner/’ who writes to us for an opinion — 
“ Whether or not it be better to allow a horse to remain 
in a box, violently kicking, plunging, &c., or to have him 
walked about ?” — we reply : generally speaking, such cases 
proceed from the effects of abdominal spasm or pain, or of 
pain arising out of irritation of some sort, and are benefitted, 
in various ways, by exercise, even at times by trotting ; though 
exertion, carried to an injudicious extent, may be productive of 
harm, especially in late or obstinate stages of the complaint. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Quarterly Meeting of the Council, July 5th, 1854. 
Present — The President, Messrs. Ernes, Robinson, Sil- 
vester, Stockley, Professor Morton, and the 
Secretary. 
W. Field, Esq., the President, in the Chair. 
The Secretary read a letter from Mr. C. Percivall, acknow- 
ledging his election as Vice-President, and also the copy of 
