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I do not pretend to the same powers of illustration as Mr. 
Dickens, who is very happy also in his use of them ; but 
I cannot quite agree with him about the case of curb in 
which he and I met in consultation. The curb was small, 
but then it had been observed before the ride he alludes to. 
Be it remembered that the versio rerum of different persons is 
often as varied as their number. 
The warranty of horses is a ticklish matter, and opens a 
wide field for litigation. A friend of mine bought an old 
horse of a mail-coach proprietor, warranted sound and a 
good worker . This horse had worked in the mail for fifteen 
years from Uppingham to Oakham, a distance of seven 
miles out and in. He was sound, but the old rogue knew 
to a minute how long he had had to work at a time, and after 
this period had passed not an inch would he budge. He 
could not be returned as being unsound, but as not being a 
good worker. The seller received a sovereign or two, and 
therefore took him again. 
With all due deference to Mr. Dickens, I do think the 
title of my paper was a happy one. It just expressed my 
opinion of the hair splitting of opposing veterinary surgeons 
in these cases. I also cannot agree with him that it is always 
u the duty” of the veterinary surgeon to point out the least 
deviation from health, or any abnormal development which 
he may detect. At any rate, if observed it ought to be neu- 
tralized, as it were, by the remark that it is of no importance ; 
for on Mr. Dickens’s plan there is an end of all attempts to 
settle matters in a more practical manner than has hitherto 
been done. 
I am afraid I shall become more tedious than profitable 
by adding to this communication, and therefore I will at 
once conclude by expressing a hope that Mr. Dickens, Mr. 
Gregory, and a number of jour other correspondents will 
continue the discussion on this subject, it being one I shall 
always feel much interest in. 
CASE OF NASAL POLIPUS. 
By T. Hurford, M.R.C.V.S., 12th Lancers, India* 
A short time since, I was requested to examine a horse 
belonging to a gentleman of the turf, a very fine five-year- 
old gray Arab. I found a tumour filling the near nostril 
