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a doubtful and dangerous state under the care, and the skilful care, 
of the latter! Why, the former knows all our habits, our idiosyn- 
cracies, our natural medicines, and our natural or acquired dangers. 
So would he who in such a school had lived among, and person- 
ally tended upon, in health and in disease, the cattle and sheep of 
the educational farm, and who had every circumstance of the pecu- 
liarities and their habits impressed upon his mind, come infinitely 
better prepared to the superior place of instruction in which he 
must afterwards reside, and more readily and thoroughly be pre- 
pared for the successful and honourable practice of his pro- 
fession. 
But we are intruding too far on the space allotted to our lead- 
ing article. 
Our friend, the talented Editor of the “ Farmer’s Magazine,” will 
also begin to think that we are intruding a little too long and too far 
on his peculiar province. He will forgive us that. If, for the sake 
of the veterinary pupil, we are visiting the school which was prima- 
rily intended for the farmer, it is to bring him an increase of pupils, 
and to hasten that period when an honourable and beneficial union 
will be effected between us both. — Y. 
THE LAWS RELATING TO WARRANTY IN THE 
GERMANIC STATES. 
By M. J. Imlin, of Strasbourg . 
[Continued from vol. xi, p. 488.] 
Hesse. 
In order to preserve the ancient usages in the different territo- 
ries which now compose the Grand Duchy of Hesse, the regula- 
tions as to the warranty and sale of the horses, cattle, &c. are very 
unlike in various parts of it. 
A. In Old Hesse the custom of the country and the written law, 
traced back as far as 1684, determine that the vender shall warrant 
the horse against MANGE, IMMOBILITY, STAGGERS, BROKEN-WIND, 
and that the animal has not been STOLEN. Cattle are warranted 
against CONSUMPTION, THE ROT, and EPILEPSY. As to sheep 
there is no warranty ; and with regard to pigs the seller must re- 
turn one-third of the price, if, before they are sent to the butcher, 
they become affected with MANGE or MEASLES. 
