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■of learning—are very obscure and difficult to be understood by 
those of a more limited education, I flatter myself that a few 
instructions, written in a style more easy to be compiehende , 
may be useful to many. 5 ’—Introduction, p. 5. 
On the subject of Worms we leave Mr. Webb to the tender 
mercies of our friend Mr. Bracy Clark, and he has full autho¬ 
rity from us to lay it on as thick as he pleases. 
“ Worms are very troublesome and destructive to horses: 
there are three kinds of them, but those that breed in the sto¬ 
mach, termed botts, are the most mischievous and dangerous; 
they often adhere to the sensible part of the stomach, and cause 
ulcerations, which produce excessive pain and uneasiness to the 
animal. I have heard of instances of horses being so much 
griped and pained with botts in the stomach, that it has been 
mistaken for a colick; and there are instances recorded of horses 
having died in consequence of the pernicious effects of these 
vermin.”—p. 41. 
Shall we make farther extracts? Yes, one more, extorted 
from us by mingled indignation and contempt, and by the hope 
that we may rescue a noble, ill-used servant from cruel un¬ 
merited torture. 
“ Poll Evil 
“ This disease most commonly happens from hurts or bruizes 
on the poll, sometimes from violent strains on that part, which 
may happen by the animal hanging back on his stall-collar, 
these causes produce inflammation between the poll-bone and the 
first vertebrse of the neck, and often ulcerates and spieads a con¬ 
siderable distance round, so as to injure the bones of the neck, 
before it breaks, or any appearance of matter is to be seen: in 
this case there is no sure mode of cure, but by laying the part 
fairly open, and cutting away the diseased and rotten parts, 
which should be performed by an experienced operator, as there 
is danger of injuring the ligaments and principal tendon of the 
neck. As soon as the operation is performed, the part should be 
dressed with the following styptic : 
Oil of vitriol.one ounce 
Corrosive sublimate..two drachms. 
The above should be well mixed, and applied to the part 
after the bleeding subsides.”—p. 104. 
This is worse than that which used to be the damning blot on 
the practice of the Royal Veterinary College. We publicly, 
cordially thank Mr. Sewell for the removal of it, and for the deter¬ 
mination, publicly honourably expressed, that he will never again 
have recourse to the scalding mixture. 
