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their antiquity. His widow has disposed of all the standard 
works, and has left quite a list of those which are only valuable 
to those who, like her late husband, are collectors of such liter¬ 
ature. She has furnished us with the following list: ‘‘ Treatise 
on the Parturition of the Cow,” by Ed. Skellet; “ Dictionary of 
Farriery and Horsemanship,” by J. Hunter, 1796 ; “ Treatise on 
the Horse,” two volumes, by James Lawrence, 1810; book by 
James Goodwin, veterinary surgeon to George IV. (frontispiece 
torn, also the binding, otherwise in good order); “ New Treatise 
of Diseases of the Horses,” by Wm. Gibson, Vol. IL, 1754 ; 
“ Distemper in the Dog,” third edition, by Delabere Blaine, 
1803 ; “ History of the Dog,” by Martin, 1845; “Stud Farm, 
Hints on Breeding,” by Cecil, 1856; “ A Compendium of the 
Veterinary Art,” two volumes, by James White, i825‘-i826 ; 
“ Coleman on the Horse,” written by Thomas Nelson, in his 
own handwriting, London, 1817 (Nelson of Yorktown, Va., of 
Revolutionary fame); “Treatise of the Horse,” by James 
Clarke, 1791; “ Veterinary Surgery,” by John Hinds, 1830; 
“ British Cattle,” very old, bound, custom, but without date ; 
“ Observations on Live Stock,” by George Culley, 1794 ; “ Gen¬ 
tleman’s Farriery,” by J. Bartlett, 1785; “Citizen’s and Coun¬ 
trymen’s Farrier,” by J. Markham, G. Jeffries, .and experienced 
Indians, London, 1803; “The Horse,” by William Youatt; 
“ Gentleman’s Stable Directory,” by William Toplin; “ A 
Treatise on the Diseases incidental to Horses,” by J. Clark, 
1790; “ Mason on Horses,” 1811 ; “Brackett’s Farriery,” two 
volumes, 1789; “Veterinary Pocket Manual,” by M. La P^osse, 
1803 ; “ The Dog,” by Ed. Mayhew to Wm. Bishop. Mrs. 
Harbaugh’s address is 26 Old Market, Richmond, Va. 
The Poor Public. —As if not to be outdone by the “ Mon¬ 
umental Liar,” quoted in the Review for December, page 639, 
the following story is taken from an Evansville (Ind.) paper and 
sent to us by our friend Dr. Mitchell. In this case the operator 
is a little more modest than the Long Islander—he is probably 
lying without intending to, for the “ vacuum ” which he en¬ 
tered was undoubtedly the frontal sinus, while the latter just 
lied for the love of it, without rhyme or reason. The following 
account of the procedure occupied a prominent position, with 
display heading three inches long : “ Young Horse Relieved of 
Blind Sluggers by Trephinhtg—The Prevailmg Epidemic 
Amo 7 ig Equines Leads to Important Experhnent—Theory of 
Ergot Poisoning is Disproved—Story of the Operation. —Out at 
Knottsville they seem to have solved the problem of this new 
