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ON SOUNDNESS. 
2dly, That in other cases, the grand rule of guidance ought to 
be, “ impairment of function or capacitya rule which appeared 
to apply equally well to “ unsoundness in constitution and un- 
soundness in action.” 
There did not reign, however, the same concurrence of senti¬ 
ment concerning the law which Mr. P. felt anxious to lay down, 
in regard to a horse, purchased with one disease upon him, being 
not returnable “ for or with any other contracted afterwards. 
The case of inflammation of the lungs supervening upon ca¬ 
tarrh was, in particular, brought forward, and strongly urged as an 
objection to such a rule : it being argued, that nothing was more 
common or natural than for the former to “ run into the lattei. 
in fact, that one was, perhaps, the most common origin of the 
other; and, therefore, that, providing all due and proper care had 
been taken of the animal, the vender of a horse having only a 
i( cold” was virtually bound to take the animal back in a state of 
inflammation of the lungs. 
Against which, it was contended by Mr. P., that such a hoi so 
was no more returnable than a cracked decanter was, which at 
time of sale was only u starred;” and that such a principle, once 
admitted, would turn out to be interminable in its limits, and en¬ 
tail upon us such consequences as none of us, perhaps, could be 
prepared to meet: under which circumstances he conceived it by 
far the most prudent and just course we could adopt, to follow 
the line of demarcation he had ventured to project. 
We forbear to make any further remarks upon individual opi¬ 
nions, but we feel it our duty to direct the notice of our readers to 
the speech of Mr. Lawrence; both because that gentleman, it is 
well known, was the first who published on the subject, and be¬ 
cause it was the first occasion on which Mr. L. (whose abilities 
are so highly appreciated by the profession) was present at any of 
the Society’s meetings. 
We now consign the subject of te soundness” ove 
readers. We have stated, that our “ reports will be found to con¬ 
tain the sentiments and opinions of several able and experienced 
veterinariansat the same time, we do not forget that the opi¬ 
nions of many more of the profession, equally “ able and experi 
