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— “ I rejoice in thee, my choice.” It may be that it is 
attached to the escutcheon of my friend ; and if so, any 
attempt to deprive him of his choice would be wrong. 
I must, however, still adhere to my former opinion, that 
it is our duty to point out little things; this Mr. Hawthorn 
thinks we should not do, but surely that gentleman’s extensive 
practice must often have reminded him, that small beginnings 
have great endings. A case in point occurs to my'mind as 
I am writing this. A party purchased at a fair a young 
horse, and observing at the time a scratch on his side, was 
told in answer to his inquiries, that it had been occasioned 
by coming in contact with a nail; and as such it was thought 
of no consequence. Ten days afterwards the animal, to use 
his owner’s phrase, went “ stiff all over.” A farrier was con- 
sulted, who pronounced the horse to be affected with “ inward 
strangles.” My opinion was then sought, and I only saw the 
case to pronounce it to be one of hopeless tetanus. In a few 
hours afterwards the animal was dead. 
But again, had my friend read to the end of my letter, 
he would have found that 1 qualified the opinion I gave. I 
am fearful, however, that he followed the example of the old 
horse which he so amusingly tells the tale of as being taken 
from off the Uppingham and Oakham coach, and pulled up 
suddenly after a certain amount of work had been done. 
I conclude by expressing an earnest wish that Mr. Haw- 
thorn may long continue equal to do occasional duty in 
the service of the Veterinarian. 
OBSERVATIONS ON THE LAW OF WARRANTY 
OF HORSES. 
By E. A. Gibbon, M.R.C.V.S., Longdon. 
During the past month, the subject of soundness and 
unsoundness of horses has occupied the attention of the 
profession, perhaps more than it otherwise would have done, 
in consequence of its having taken a prominent position in 
the pages of the Veterinarian. The matter, however, is one 
which may be said to be decided by the law, which, I believe, 
says that there must be disease, or the seeds of disease 
existing, to constitute unsoundness. Some of the writers 
appear to think that the law applicable to warranty should 
be in part revised ; but I think the law-makers will not 
