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12. Never cast an old animal without warning all parties 
interested as to the danger of injuring such animals. 
13. Never cast an animal in the advanced stage of preg¬ 
nancy, unless the patient’s life depends upon the operation. 
14. Never perform an operation requiring delicate manipu¬ 
lation without the aid of an anaesthetic. 
15. Never administer an anaesthetic without first consider¬ 
ing the condition of the patient, nor without preparing the 
patient for the ordeal; except in emergency cases, which are 
comparatively rare in veterinary practice. 
16. Never keep an animal under the influence of an anaes¬ 
thetic for more than an hour. 
17. Never administer a general anaesthetic when a local one 
will do as well. 
18. Never fail to consider the danger of receiving physical 
injury while performing operations. A kick from a horse, a 
hook from a cow, a bite from a dog or a scratch from a cat, all 
reflect upon the surgeon’s efficiency.—(. E . M.) 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (Pharmacie et Toxicologie Veteri- 
naires). By MM. Delaub and Stourbe Vol. 1 in 18. Veterinary Encyclopedia 
of Cadeac. Published by J. B. Bailliere & Sons, Paris. 
This new volume of the Veterinary Encyclopedia of Professor 
Cadeac is composed of two parts essentially distinct, the Phar¬ 
macology, by M. Delaub, of the Toulouse Veterinary School, and 
the Toxicology, by M. Stourbe, of Alfort. 
In the Pharmacology , after some general remarks, we find 
two parts—gallenic pharmacology, with the art of prescription 
writing, and chemical pharmacology. In the first, we observe 
interesting remarks on the surrounding conditions that may 
influence the properties of indigenous drugs. The various 
pharmaceutical manipulations are carefully described. The 
drugs are classified according to their pharmaceutical forms: 
powders, solutions, electuaries. The study of each of these 
forms includes, first, some preliminary information, then as ex¬ 
amples or records a great number of prescriptions taken mostly 
from the National Pharmacopoeia. 
The order followed in the chemical pharmacology is atomic 
classification. The article referring to each substance is div- 
