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serve from the authority whence they emanate. There is something 
in the singular case of idiopathic rabies related by Mr. Kimball 
which seems to be available by Mr. Dick in support ol his theory. 
Mr. Mayer’s “matters of curiosity” contained in accounts of “the 
Veterinary Art in India,” by a surgeon, a man of science and ob- 
servation, who had seen no other veterinary work but the first 
volume of Professor Coleman’s “ Foot,” have all along added 
variety and amusement, not un mingled with information, to the 
current contents of our Journal. Our time-honoured friend, Mr. 
King, senior, whom 
“ Age and long experience have rendered wise,” 
has recommended us to tie the saphena vein for blood-spavin, 
and subsequently blister or fire ; and when we are forced to treat 
this, in general, harmless disease, we shall not lose sigh t of his prac- 
tical advice. It is of great consequence for us to be in possession of 
a sound diagnosis between palpitation of the heart and spasm of 
the diaphragm ; and Mr. Beeson has herein assisted us. We 
remember the time when the operation of division of the flexor 
tendons was scouted as barbarous and ineffectual : among many 
others, Mr. Carlisle’s case completely refutes this ill-grounded 
theory. At the same time he has introduced a novelty in ope- 
rating, in making “a longitudinal section of the tendon.” Mr. 
Ramsden, in a similar case, obtains equal success by the old 
method of “cutting transversely.” Future trials will teach us 
the best practice ; or it may turn out that our practice should be 
varied according to the nature of the case. Mr. Davie, who has 
also operated with the happiest result, concludes his account with 
saying, “ I am inclined to prefer the transverse to the longitu- 
dinal direction,” i. e. incision. Albuminous urine Mr. Mark- 
ham has remarked to proceed from organic disease of kidney. 
Compound fracture of the jaw, under the united management of 
Mr. Mavor and Mr. Kerr, has been successfully treated by a 
novel and very ingenious kind of apparatus. Mr. Jos. Sewell 
has recorded a singular case of psoas abscess in a mare. The 
diniodide of copper has had its good effects in farcy tested by 
Mr. Lord ; and the same gentleman has spoken highly in favour 
of the deuto-ioduret of mercury as a local application : we have 
