MR. B. CLARKES HIPPODONOMIA. 535 
tried in every way to stifle her by wilful misrepresentations, and 
the abuse of those who had espoused her cause; and, next to 
these miserable courses, they have added a barbarity surpassing 
in refined cruelty even the unsoleing , or any other cruelty ever 
proposed by the old farriers!!!” 
The Professor of the French school fares yet worse. “ Now I 
am as it were rather upon French ground, I may here just observe 
also that honest Professor Girard(!), after having done me the 
honour of consigning mv discovery of the elastic principle of the 
horse’s foot to his countryman Lafosse, supporting his arguments 
by false quotations taken from a purposely corrupted English ver¬ 
sion;’ “ after having thus handsomely prepared his way, he next 
quietly purloins the above band into the second edition of his own 
work.” 
We could increase, “ usque ad nauseam,” these objectionable 
paragraphs; but, satis, superque. 
We do protest against this “cacoethes pugnandi,” as our 
friend Karkeek calls it; this “ running a muck” at every one—this 
species of literary ruffianism. It puts us in mind 
“ - 1 ■■■ - ridentem dicere verum 
Quid vetat?” 
of a certain hump-backed gentleman, who is often to be seen in 
our streets, to the great amusement of many a gaping crowd, 
using his immense staff with wondrous effect on the poor sconce 
of every unlucky wight that comes within his reach, and shout¬ 
ing away— 
Eight foil de riddle loll, 
I’m the boy to do’em all; 
Here’s the stick 
To thump Old Nick, 
If he by chance upon me call. 
We must really bind Mr. Clark down in heavy penalties to keep 
the literary peace. 
But, seriously, all this is unworthy of our author’s very supe¬ 
rior talents, and the excellent cause in which he is engaged. 
We say nothing of its bad policy, and of the increased opposition, 
mingled with a sense of injury, which it will rouse. We say 
nothing of the inference which the public will draw, and justly 
draw, that however excellent may be the anatomical and physio¬ 
logical detail, the doctrine founded upon them can neither consist 
with reason or experience, when every learned veterinarian sets 
his face against it; or of the question which will naturally be 
asked, whether discarding, as the better part of English veteri- 
.narians now do, many of the doctrines and practices of their 
college, they have “ embraced the truth in the clearest evidence 
laid before them,” and vindicated the claims of Mr. B. Clark, and 
