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good and bad points of horses, grounded on anatomical prin¬ 
ciples ; pointing out those most desirable for speed, safety, and 
draught, and mentioning the various mistakes generally made 
on the subject. The skeleton of the horse, and a very spirited 
sketch of the famous Eclipse, afforded ample illustrations of his 
remarks. The next lecture he devoted to the more prevalent 
diseases of this useful animal, clearly elucidating the symptoms, 
and pointing out the more scientific mode of treatment now had 
recourse to for their alleviation. In the third and fourth he 
entered into a full and detailed description of the foot, a subject, 
as he remarked, with which every sportsman was ambitious to be 
thought acquainted, while, in fact, very few had even the most 
cursory acquaintance with it. His details on this part, instead 
of wearying, as the lecturer thought proper to say he feared 
they would do, appeared to be highly interesting to every one 
present; and the novel ideas he advanced on its beautiful but 
complicated structure, and highly important functions, will not 
soon be forgotten by those sportsmen who have had experience 
of the truth of the old adage, “ no foot, no horse.The course 
was attended by about fifty of the elite of the sporting world, 
all of whom expressed their gratification .—{^Fhjmouth and De- 
vonport Journal.) 
THE VETERINARIAN, JUNE 1, 1833. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat.—C icero. 
THE FRENCH ARMY VETERINARY SURGEONS. . 
We hav^e been struggling, and to a certain extent successfully, 
for the improvement of our art at home. Our veterinary brethren 
in France have lately commenced a similar contest. Although 
four years of study, and that study including the whole circle of 
the liberal arts—every thing which could prepare a man to mingle 
with the best and the most intelligent society of his day were 
required before the veterinary student could compete for a di¬ 
ploma—and without that diploma he could not enter the cavalry 
service : although he thus entered the service with the education, 
and probably with the feelings and manners of a gentleman, he 
was not recognized as such there. By some strange anomaly in 
the code of military law, not only was he excluded from the rank 
