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management of the horse, the diseases to which he is subject, 
and the method of cure; the history of drugs, their nature and 
virtue, and the manner of preparing them. 
The two professors thus divided the different subjects: — 
M. Abildgaard took the materia medica and chemistry, and the 
principles and practice of veterinary medicine: he also inspected 
the infirmary, and the treatment of the sick horses was directed 
by him. 
M. Wiborg lectured on anatomy during the winter: in the 
summer he described the exterior form of horses and other domes¬ 
tic animals, and the method of breeding and training them: he 
likewise performed all surgical operations, superintended the forge, 
and gave lectures on botany. 
The number of students is, on the average, about thirty. 
This very useful establishment was doomed afterwards to re¬ 
ceive another shock. # A discontented pupil published a sketch of 
the Copenhagen school in 1788, in which he affirmed that ana¬ 
tomy and veterinary medicine were all but abandoned; for the 
professor, too advantageously known in the world of science, de¬ 
voted himself to profounder researches than the veterinary art 
would comprise. This drew from the directors of the establish¬ 
ment the public and honourable testimony, that, since the esta¬ 
blishment of the school, the only object of the care of the pro¬ 
fessor had been to render it productive of all that public benefit 
of which it was capable; that his lessons on the theory of the 
art were illustrated by unfailing recourse to practice; that he had 
relinquished the most splendid prospects to devote himself to the 
cares of the veterinary school; that he had not only been the 
instructor but the friend of the pupil; and that the success of his 
labours was evident in (the number of skilful practitioners which 
were spread over Denmark, and the improved condition of horses 
and cattle. 
The professor himself confesses, with a candour that reflects 
on him the highest credit, “ There are a thousand things for me 
yet to do for veterinary science, which my health and my powers 
have not permitted me to execute. I should have written more, 
or rather I should have printed more, for I have composed much, 
which I propose to give to the public when my works have 
received their full and last correction. The principal aim of this 
establishment, to which I have sacrificed all my time, has been 
to render charlatans in my profession less presumptuous, and to 
diminish the accidents which, under the pretext of curing these 
unfortunate beings, have so multiplied under their hands. The 
loss of a few horses or cattle may be the ruin of many an indus¬ 
trious father of a family, and these animals, too, have feelings 
