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FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS. 
and more or less bandy legs of the turnspit and lurches_, 
^vhich are common to terriers and spaniels. 2. The more or 
less imperfect development of the upper jaw, found in the 
bull-dog, pug-dog, and different breeds of spaniels. 3. The 
great development of the ball of the eyes, so as to become 
too large for the orbit and exceedingly prominent and liable 
to accident, found in some breeds of spaniels and terriers. 
4. The more or less complete want of hair, which is generally 
accompanied by a more or less complete want or great imper¬ 
fection in the development and rooting of the teeth, showing 
the relation between these two organic productions.— Ibid. 
Consumption of Horse Flesu. — During the second 
quarter of the year 1869 the butchers of horse-meat have 
supplied the Paris market with 605 animals of the species, 
some asses and mules being included. This gives an average 
of 88,000lb. per month.— Standard. 
Doctors and Quacks. —The Medical Council in session 
yesterday received a deputation from the medical profes¬ 
sion in Birmingham, seeking support to a memorial to 
Parliament praying for the suppression of unqualified medical 
practitioners. The memorial stated that the Medical Pro¬ 
tection Act of 1858 proved inoperative for distinguishing 
legally qualified from non-legally qualified members of the 
profession. The law respecting certificate deaths favoured 
secret poisoning and infanticide. The memorialists were of 
opinion that the medical system should be revised, to ensure 
the possession by doctors of a thoroughly scientific and 
practical acquaintance with surgery and medicine. Such an 
Act of Parliament would be of the greatest utility. The 
deputation is said to have been favorably received. It 
consisted of Dr. Bell Fletcher, Mr. Sampson Gamgee, Mr. 
Arthur Oakes, and Mr. D. C. L. Owen. The memorial has 
already received 5,252 signatures.— Pall Mall Gazette. 
Uric Acid. —In a note communicated to the Munich Aca¬ 
demy of Sciences, Herr Strecker shows that uric acid rnay be 
regarded as a combination of glycocol and cyanuric acid (or 3 
molecules of cyanic acid), just as hippuric acid may be re¬ 
garded as a combination of benzoic acid and glycocol; for 
when it is heated for some time to 170° with concentrated 
hydrochloric acid, or, preferably, with a cold saturated solu¬ 
tion of hydriodic acid, it yields, after removal of the acid by 
oxide of lead, a considerable quantity of glycocol, together 
with carbonic acid and ammonia.— Mlnstitut. 
