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OPEN KNEE-JOINT SUCCESSFULLY TREATED. 
strumental in the rise of empire, another time assisting in dis¬ 
memberment. This, the military system of horse breeding, is 
very dangerous to government: it is alwa} r s troublesome*. You 
should have considered the spirit of the age, the present condition 
of France, and that not only of the near, but distant nations. The 
alliances that have formerly brought the Scythian horses into 
Europe, are now bringing their horses again. The defence of 
your country by cavalry is left to the commander-in-chief; the 
horses he requires must be supplied, and it can only now be done 
by the agricultural, commercial, and domestic system of horse 
breeding, i. e. by the encouragement of the use of horses, to the 
exclusion of that of oxen and mules; this may be difficult, but the 
experience of England and Germany, and some of your own pro¬ 
vinces, shews that it is not impracticable. But, leave the English 
race horse alone : notwithstanding the tuition you have had, you 
know nothing about his capabilities; the gentleman sportsman 
will allow what has passed with a smile; others when they hear it 
will most likely notice it in language not fit for ears polite, like 
those of the Academy of Sciences. Nimrod might treat you clas¬ 
sically as well as sportsman-like; at all events, I trust I have, 
with the help of the talent and experience of others on this sub¬ 
ject, reversed the decision of the Academy of Sciences, and shewn, 
that the English horse, “ well chosen,” is proper to revive the breed 
of light horses in France. 
[The Editor may extract a few passages from his Journal; I have 
gone into the subject in case his French collaborateur might wish 
for more]. 
OPEN KNEE-JOINT SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH 
COLLODION. 
By “A Medical Student.” 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Sir,—I SEND you a case of open knee-joint, treated successfully 
by the application of collodion. If you think it worthy of inser¬ 
tion in your valuable periodical it is entirely at your disposal. 
The wound in the above case was in itself of a very formidable 
character. The opening into the joint was between the two rows 
of carpal bones, and the injury done to the capsular ligament was 
extensive. And, what added more than any thing to the severity 
of the case, was the treatment the horse experienced immediately 
after the accident. The person who drove him at the time of the 
* Mogul Empire, History of. 
