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carefully covered with a couple of leaves, and over them a 
piece of deer’s skin, tied round with a cord. They keep it in 
the most dry part of the hut; and from time to time suspend 
it over the fire, to counteract the effects of dampness. 
“ The act of preparing this poison is not considered as a 
common one : the savage may shape his bow, fasten the barb 
on the point of his arrow, and make his other implements of 
destruction, either lying in his hammock, or in the midst of 
his family; but, if he has to prepare the wourali poison, 
many precautions are supposed to be necessary. 
“ The women and young girls are not allowed to be present, 
lest the Yabahou, or evil spirit, should do them harm. The 
shed under which it has been boiled, is pronounced polluted, 
and abandoned ever after. He who makes the poison must 
eat nothing that morning, and must continue fasting as long 
as the operation lasts. The pot in which it is boiled must be 
a new one, and must never have held anything before, other- 
wise the poison would be deficient in strength: add to this, 
that the operator must take particular care not to expose 
himself to the vapour which arises from it while on the fire. 
“ Though this and other precautions are taken, such as fre- 
quently washing the face and hands, still the Indians think 
that it affects the health ; and the operator either is, or, what is 
more probable, supposes himself to be, sick for some days after. 
“ Thus it appears that the making the wourali poison is 
considered as a gloomy and mysterious operation ; and it 
would seem that they imagine it affects others as well as him 
who boils it; for an Indian agreed one evening to make some 
for me, but the next morning he declined having anything to 
do with it, alleging that his wife was with child !” 
CONTEMPORARY PROGRESS OF VETERINARY 
SCIENCE AND ART. 
By John Gamgee, M.R.C.V.S. 
( Continued from p . 578.) 
Absence of Cerebellum in a living Calf. — A 
living male calf, two days old, was sent to Professor Hering 
by Rebmann, a veterinarian, on the 6th of November, 1854. 
It had on its head a round bag of normal hairy skin, appear- 
ing like a hood, and measuring eighteen inches in circum- 
ference. It evidently contained water, and floating solid 
matter, and its interior was thought most probably to com- 
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