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jugular or the carotid ; and at the same time to ascertain the 
effect of ligatures on both these vessels. On others he essayed 
the consequence of wounds penetrating into the abdomen or the 
chest, on the articulations, or the sheaths of tendons, in order 
that the pupils might appreciate the seriousness of their charac- 
ter and the modes of treatment. 
All these experiments were made in the presence of the pu- 
pils ; and while they were the means of communicating much 
practical instruction, they led to the discovery of more than one 
important truth appertaining to anatomy, physiology, and sur- 
gery, and exposed various errors which would be injurious to the 
patient and disgraceful to the surgeon. M. Renault has pro- 
mised to favour the public with a detail of these experiments, 
either through the medium of the French periodicals, or in an 
especial work on veterinary surgery. 
llec. de Med, Vet. y Sept. 1837. 
We now take our leave of our readers until the commencement 
of another year, sincerely thanking our Correspondents for the 
many valuable communications with which The Veterinarian 
has been enriched, and for the kindness and support that we have 
experienced from the united profession. This has been a proud 
year for us. Many an enemy was in the field when it began ; 
and the system of warfare that was pursued was unprincipled 
and reckless. If we had or could have feared, our brethren 
every where have once more given us assurance, that, while we 
are faithful to our common cause, the most malignant foe will be 
powerless. For the seventh time our antagonists have retired 
from the field, and The Veterinarian remains the only 
acknowledged “ Journal of Veterinary Science,” while the whole 
profession is beginning to unite in one honest and ardent effort 
to secure the onward progress of our art. 
Hoc opus, hoc studium, parvi properemus, et ampli, 
Si corpori volumus, si nobis vivere cari. 
