ON AN APHTHOUS AFFECTION AMONG CATTLE. 
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contused wound, thrush, an engorged limb without inflammation of 
the absorbents, or a case of common catarrh. Now, Sirs, as a prac- 
titioner of some years’ standing, I have not found the abovenamed 
diseases so tractable as they are represented to be by the worthy 
Professor; and, moreover, in one of them (viz., broken wind) I 
have never yet witnessed a case of cure. I am aware that a broken- 
winded horse can, by attention to diet, and without the aid of medi- 
cine, be rendered very serviceable to his owner — be made to go 
through exertion in a way tolerably comfortable to himself ; but 
beyond this 1 considered relief could not be rendered, much less did 
I imagine that a permanent cure was ever to be effected through 
the aid of medicine. 
Such being my views, I can but express regret that the Profes- 
sor has refused acceding to the request of Mr. Fisher, to divulge 
the secret of his discovery ; — at the same time, I indulge a hope 
that he may be induced to alter his determination, and confer a 
boon on the great body of the profession, which will be highly ac- 
ceptable to them, and for which I have no doubt he will receive 
their best thanks ; at all events, he will those of, Sirs, 
Your most obedient servant. 
Castle Meadow, Norwich, Dec. 15, 1845. 
Extracts from Domestic and Foreign Journals, 
Veterinary, Medical, and Agricultural. 
Essay on an Aphthous Affection which prevailed among 
Cattle in the Canton of St. Avold (Moselle) in 1841. 
By M. Reynal, V.S. 
[Continued from vol. xviii, page 642.] 
The Use of the Flesh . 
The flesh of animals slaughtered while labouring under this 
disease is not unwholesome, any more than the milk. We have 
in our possession more than one case confirmatory of this assertion. 
We have eaten it ourselves, and we knew that a detachment of 
soldiers lived on such meat for a considerable period without ex- 
periencing the slightest inconvenience. 
