A GLANCE AT THE VETERINARIAN/* 7B 
ditant; and the following morning commenced his journey to 
Leeds, which place he safely reached on the 11th. On the 12th, 
he was sent off to York fair to be sold ; since which time I have 
heard no more respecting him. 
It is well worthy of remark, that the decoction of the spartium 
scopariurn acted in this case most powerfully, so much so, in¬ 
deed, that I have frequently, during the time I was administer¬ 
ing it, had occasion to desist whilst the horse voided his urine; 
and, what is still more in its favour, it produced that effect with¬ 
out deranging the arterial action in the slightest degree. 
From my observations on the effects produced by thi^ medi¬ 
cine, I am very sanguine in my expectations of its proving a 
valuable remedy in cases of anasarcous swellings in the ex¬ 
tremities, 8cc. ; and am determined to give it a fair trial on the 
first opportunity: and I likewise trust that some of my brother 
veterinarians will be induced to do the same, and let the result 
be known through the medium of The Veterinarian. 
A GLANCE AT THE VETERINARIAN.’’ 
By Observator. 
Messieurs les Editeurs, 
Near as we are together in residence, and often as we have 
the opportunity of seeing and do see each other, and I flatter 
myself with mutual pleasure, these are not sufficient objections 
in my mind to stay an idle fellow, like myself—idle, at least, 
when compared with you—from writing you a letter, even a long 
letter; providing it does not altogether fruitlessly encroach upon 
that which is of such value to us all, and peculiarly valuable to 
you,— time. 
It has now become quite an evening’s work (and a very plea¬ 
sant one it is) to peruse your Veterinary Journal. Like the 
revolving sun, or the changing moon, it renunds us that another 
period is past and gone since we saw it last, and that a new one 
is already begun. To us all it enters the door with a hearty 
welcome : to those who have works of their own reflected in it, 
it arrives with welcome of an old friend who tickles our fancy 
with our own opinions. 
After taking my bohea and my muffin, putting on my spec¬ 
tacles, and drawing the candle close beside me, and advancing 
my knees close to the fire, I commenced with No. 1 of the New 
Series of The Veterinarian. New series !” muttered I 
to myself; pray, what means this?” Hunting for some expla- 
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