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REVIEW— HORSE TAMING. 
drachm to the ounce of lard, it will, by a single inunction, pro- 
duce as full and complete vesication as any blister of cantharides : 
indeed, so potent is an ointment composed of it, that we have in 
our own practice, for the present, reduced its strength down to 
gr. x ad §j. For spavins, splents, curbs, and tumours, and en- 
largements — callous especially — of all kinds, it promises to be of 
essential service. 
Every veterinarian who is anxious to obtain a knowledge of the 
present state of medical science relating to the subject of iodine, 
must peruse the practical and useful “ Essay” of Mr. Cogswell. 
Horse-Taming ; being an Account of the successful Application, 
in two recent Experiments made in England, of the expeditious 
Method of Taming Horses , as practised by the Red Indians of 
North America , communicated by Alexander John Ellis, 
B.A., of Trinity College , Cambridge. Oxley, Windsor. 
The author of this little work was on a visit in the North Rid- 
ing of Yorkshire. Mr. Catlin’s interesting Tour of his Travels 
among the wildest Tribes of North American Indians lay on the 
table. Among other things that excited the attention of the party 
was an account of the manner of hunting the buffalo calf. This 
animal, when overtaken or found in its lair, struggles desperately 
for awhile, and it is dangerous to come too near to him ; but, when 
he is a little conquered, the hunter breathes a few strong breaths 
into its nostrils, “ after which,” says Mr. Catlin, “ I have, with 
my hunting companions, ridden several miles to our encampment 
w 7 ith several of these little prisoners busily following the heels of 
our horses the whole way, as closely and affectionately as instinct 
would attach them to the company of their dam.” 
Mr. Ellis, in the kindness of his heart, inquires how this may 
be brought to bear on the cause of “ Humanity to Animals,” and 
he recommends the account of Mr. Catlin “to the serious con- 
sideration of all persons who are engaged in the very troublesome 
duty of driving calves to and from market or to the slaughter- 
house. What labour,” says he, “might be saved by a minute’s 
breathing time.” 
In the second volume of Mr. Catlin’s was an addition to the his- 
tory of the laso that is perfectly new to us. The Indian coils his 
laso on his arm, and gallops fearlessly into the herd of wild 
horses. He soon gets it over the neck of one of the number, 
when he instantly dismounts, leaving his own horse, and runs as 
fast as he can, letting the laso pass out gradually and carefully 
