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Quid sit pulchruni, quid turpe, quid utile, quid non. — Hon. 
Mr. Bencraft’s Patent Hames. 
We have received a letter from Mr. Bencraft, in reply to our 
“ Review” of his “ New-invented Hames,” wherein he says, “ I 
have, for the last three weeks, been engaged in making an improve- 
ment that will reduce the weight of the hames under that of the 
old ones ; and an alteration consequent on it (the improvement) in 
the construction of the buckle, will prevent the possibility of any 
galling from it.” In verification of the above improvements — 
which Mr. B. must do us the justice, at least, to acknowledge were 
suggested by us — we have received a pair of the light hames, and, 
from the trials we have put them to, we feel no hesitation what- 
ever in saying that the patentee has succeeded in completely re- 
moving both our objections. He has, by taking away altogether 
the middle strap connecting the hames with the trace — which was, 
indeed, of no use — and by a lighter and neater construction of the 
hames altogether, reduced their weight below even that of the 
common hames, and, at the same time, by an alteration and im- 
provement in the buckles, he has removed all possibility of gall- 
ing. And, therefore, now we can pass unqualified praise upon 
Mr. Bencraft’s invention, and conscientiously and warmly recom- 
mend it to all lovers of the “ whip” and handlers of the “ ribbons,” 
nothing doubting of the gratification they will receive from wit- 
nessing the comparative ease and pleasantness with which their 
tits work in the patent hames, and they will experience more than 
ordinary gratification at seeing the wheelers’ shoulders free from 
any sort of wringing or galling, however laborious or irregular the 
draught. P. 
A CASE OF TETANUS CURED BY CASTRATION. 
Related hy M. Prud’HOMME, of the Clinical School of Alfort. 
TETANUS has long been a subject of investigation and study 
among veterinary surgeons. The following case of it was peculi- 
arly interesting. M.fjHezard, of Linas, had an entire horse six 
years old. About three weeks ago he was subjected to long-con- 
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