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m Africa many young perish in a few hours at the mother’s side, 
when exposed to the rays of the full moon.” I am too well aware 
of the effects of the seasons on animal life in the lower and higher 
lands of India to sing with Mr. Richard*, 
“ O ! give me but my Arab steed !” 
I know I should be stopped by some heavy dragoon, with “ I 
care not for your puny steed 
“ Arabs are not horses, 
Drop their blood.” 
“ I wish to bear down, as I have done, all before me. The 
knowledge that those to whom we are opposed are better mounted 
should not happen.” There is no answer to this. I am obliged, 
notwithstanding my predilections in favour of Arabs, to say with 
Lord Byron, 
“ Bound where thou wilt, my Barb.” 
You cannot be used as a stallion, only under an improved form, 
fit to beget horses for European cavalry ; the standard for which 
is fixed at fourteen hands two inches, and for regular native 
cavalry half an inch less. 
I have thus endeavoured to give as brief a sketch as possible 
of the remount, that may be interesting to the cavalry officer and 
veterinary surgeon proceeding to India. It is so important, that 
I have been obliged to notice all its bearings. 1 have treated the 
subject as, I think, it should be considered : it will be seen that Mr. 
Maorcroft, Lieut. Pigott, myself, and those practically acquainted 
with breeding only, do so ; physiologically, the majority thought, 
however, they could by feeding alone succeed. They have not 
done so. Nevertheless I may, in a future paper, offer a few obser- 
vations on feeding. 
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PROFESSOR SIMONDS’S LECTURE. 
On the occasion of the Agricultural Show at Exeter Professor 
Simonds delivered his lecture “On the Structure and Diseases of 
the Liver in Domesticated Animals,” at the Athenaeum. The lec- 
ture-room was full, but not inconveniently crowded. The President 
of the Association, the Marquis of Downshire, presided. 
* Vide Horse-breeding in France. 
