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ON PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
a c 
P The annexed diagram will illus- 
trate my meaning: — Let a b, c d, 
represent the metacarpal nerves 
dissected out and laid upon the 
table, connected by their commu- 
0 nicating branch, e. Supposing the 
divisions of the two nerves made at 
any points represented by o o, it 
is evident communication with the 
sensorium would still be carried on 
through the communicating branch; 
whereas, were such points as are 
represented by L P or p l, chosen 
for section, the communicating 
branch would no longer serve the 
purpose of concatenation, because 
the divisions proved either both 
1 above or both below the points of 
communication. 
A FEW REMARKS ON PLEURO-PNEUMONIA, 
ADDRESSED TO THE AGRICULTURISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
By T. W. Mayer, M.R.C.V.S . , Newcastle , Staffordshire. 
My Lords and Gentlemen, 
After so much has been said — after so much has been written, 
and perhaps remains to be written — on this important subject, it 
may seem somewhat presumptuous in me, and somewhat incon- 
sistent, that I should venture thus publicly to address you on 
what by many may be considered a professional subject, but has 
now become a national calamity. 
Although premiums have been offered to a considerable amount 
for the best essay on this particular subject, I am one of those that 
believe these means are never calculated to realize the object 
sought for. It is impossible to make every man his own cattle 
doctor ; it is impossible to convey to minds unacquainted with the 
b d 
