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and abroad, are found, and then we have the necrology of our 
deceased brethren. The constitution and by-laws complete 
this introduction to the book, which is followed by the min¬ 
utes of the last two meetings. 
All in all, it is a valuable contribution to the history of 
our profession in this country, and forms an intrinsic addition 
to our veterinary literature, and we sincerely feel that we 
only express the feelings of all veterinarians in the land in not 
only tendering to Dr. Hoskins their compliments for his 
work, but also their thanks for the manner in which he has 
accomplished his task. 
HORSES—SOUND AND UNSOUND. By J. Irvine Lupton, F.R.C.Y.S. 
(Balliere, Tindall & Cox, London). 
We have been so intimately connected with the subject 
treated in this book, and have so often had occasion to de¬ 
plore the state of our literature on this important topic, that 
when we received the work of Mr. Lupton we laid aside 
all other readings to examine it. And must we acknowledge 
the fact that when we got through reading it we felt disap¬ 
pointed ? Why? Not because it is not well written, or of 
smooth reading, nor because the subject is not well treated 
or presented to the reader. Far from it. The descriptions 
in each chapter are good, the diseases which one must con¬ 
sider as constituting unsoundness are well described, every¬ 
thing is well said, and the book is worthy of ‘he attention of 
all veterinarians. But we felt disappointed because we did 
not find in “ Horses—Sound and Unsound ” that which we 
would have been glad to find in it, viz., a criticism on our 
laws relating to the subject, and a suggestion of needed im¬ 
provements. 
Our position in respect to the law of warranty is already 
pretty well known, and we have already on former occasions 
before the United States Veterinary Medical Association ex¬ 
pressed our views upon what we consider an erroneous 
method of procedure. We have, however, found in Lupton 
only that which we have read in others, Oliphant, Hanover, 
etc., and probably better presented, but all only the same 
