REVIEW OF cc THE' VOICE OF HUMANITY*” 357 
existence only on one side of the 
chest. The mucous membranes 
are infiltrated; serous infiltra¬ 
tions on the lower part of the 
chest and belly; sometimes of 
the scrotum or the inferior ex¬ 
tremities ; generally of the fore 
legs. The animal lies down 
frequently, and dies of suffoca¬ 
tion. 
lUturlu* 
Quid sit pulchrum, quid turpe, quid utile, quid non.— Hok. 
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The fourth number of this most praiseworthy and well con¬ 
ducted periodical has just been received. We are almost 
ashamed of ourselves when we think that we have not earlier 
noticed it. We can never forget the observation of Sir W. 
Blizard at one of the College dinners,—that our professional repu¬ 
tation could only be founded on the union of science and hu¬ 
manity ; and we do hope and believe that co-equal with, or even 
superior to a regard for our reputation and the interest of our 
employers, is an earnest desire to lessen the sufferings and add 
to the enjoyment of the noble and useful animals about W’hich we 
are employed. 
The object of this publication is well expressed in its title: a 
consideration of the relative duties between man and his qua¬ 
druped slaves, and a vindication of their rights, to whom w r e owe 
so many of our pleasures, and whom we so cruelly abuse. There 
are exposures of many practices systematically and generally 
prevalent, the nature and character of which many had been too 
indolent or too selfish duly to consider, but which, view’ed in 
their true character, make us almost ashamed of ourselves; and 
vol. iv. 3 c 
the bronchiae; discharge from 
the nostrils of purulent matter, 
white, gray, or black, and 
sometimes foetid. Paleness of 
the mucous membranes. The 
horse seldom lies down, and 
never long at a time. Death 
by suffocation, when the matter 
proceeding from the vomicae or 
abscesses obstruct the bronchial 
passages, or by the develop¬ 
ment of an acute inflammation 
engrafted upon the chronic 
one. 
