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ON THE USE OF THE ECRASEUR. 
that time, and, as he informed me a short time ago, that he had 
never lost a single horse. 
At the Midland Counties Veterinary Medical Association 
Captain Russell states that he had taken great interest in Farmer 
Miles, and that there were two or three things required to be 
known about this instrument before it could be used in con¬ 
fidence, and goes on to state how Farmer Miles does, &c. 
Now it is all sheer nonsense about placing the instrument 
slanting or straight, as also the twisting of the testicles, and only 
serves to show a want of experience on the subject, as an eight- 
year-old boy can perform the operation as easily and success¬ 
fully as any old practitioners, there being not the slightest risk 
in either old or young horses, and I would be perfectly willing 
to allow a person to operate, even though he has never witnessed 
the operation before. 
During my last visit to Europe, in 1873, 1 called on Professors 
Axe and Pritchard, and endeavoured to explain to them the 
advantages to be derived from the use of the castrating ecraseur, 
and I must say I was rather surprised when they informed me 
that they still continued to adopt the old-fashioned method of 
castrating. I also remember explaining to Professor Axe my 
methods of throwing and fastening horses without any risk of 
accident, which I have no doubt he will at once recall to mind 
when he sees this article. 
And now, Messrs. Editors, I must ask your correspondents to 
give us something new in the future other than reports of colic 
cases which yield to Sp. Nit. Eth. and Tr. Opii. They are 
getting very stale. And then there is that dog case, and as the 
w r riter states treated hommpatliically —Five-drop doses of the 
saturated tincture of aconite to a little Scotch terrier, every 
three hours, and be followed by the same dose of belladonna. 
If he calls this homoeopathy, what in Heaven's name are his 
allopathic doses ? I should hate to be that man's dog. I wonder 
how much whisky he puts in his water at one time ? I should 
much like to know, because I feel satisfied he uses allopathic 
doses on those occasions. 
To the Editors of the ‘ Veterinarian 
ON THE USE OF THE ECRASEUR. 
By George Wartnaby. 
In reading Mr. South's letter in your last number I see an 
allusion to my name as having been present at an operation 
