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at large, as well as those of the agricultural world. No veterinarian 
practising in the country will like to look at his library, and not 
see a book like this in it. Supposing he should be called to a 
case of sheep-pox, and be unprepared either to recognise or treat 
the disease, what will be his feelings 1 Whereas, possessing Mr. 
Simonds’ work, perusing it, and attentively examining, as he reads 
on, the admirable plates it contains representative of the disease, 
he will find himself “ armed at all points/' and with cheerful con- 
fidence will set about his novel and responsible undertaking. 
New Inventions. 
During the years 1846 and 1847, respectively, somewhere 
about 750, making a total in both years of about 1500, patents 
have been granted for sundry new or modified inventions, some 
few of which have fallen to the share of the horse department, and 
not a few of which have had more or less concern with cattle, 
sheep, &c. Patents having horses for their exclusive objects have 
for the most part concern with their equipments , either such as are 
worn in the stable or out of the stable ; and those both being 
now reduced, through improvements from time to time made in 
them, to great simplification and plainness, there is little room left 
for further improvement, and consequently little encouragement for 
patentees to embark therein either their wits or their money. Some 
signal and lasting benefit, however, has in times past been achieved 
in this manner, benefit to the patentees as well as to the community 
at large : witness spring stirrups, spring bars, patent saddle cloth, 
patent tugs to harness, &c. The headstall now in general use in 
our best stables — out of distinction called the hunting headstall — is 
not, never was, a patent : had it been, a good round sum of money 
might have been made through it ; since nothing can exceed its 
simplicity of construction, and yet, acting at the same time in the 
manner of a neck-strap, it defies the veriest trickster at “ slipping 
his collar,” to disengage himself from its broad strap round his 
throat. We have now upon our table 
A Patent Metallic Halter-rope ; 
Or, rather, we have two ropes here, one made of copper wire, 
the other of galvanized tin wire, woven in the same man- 
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