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instance, it is being very thoroughly and practically discussed 
in the Review by Dr. Merillat in the “ Department of Sur¬ 
gery,” while almost every association meeting has a paper bear¬ 
ing upon the subject. 
The work before us, therefore, is very apropos and as the Ger¬ 
man text is enlarged upon by two well-known American-edu¬ 
cated veterinarians, we feel the greatest confidence in endors¬ 
ing the volume as being up-to-date and reliable in every sense, 
and one which no progressive man can afford to have absent 
from his library. 
Scientific Horseshoeing, for Levelling and Balancing the Action and Gait of Horses 
and Remedying and Curing the Different Diseases of the Foot. By William Rus¬ 
sell, Practical Horseshoer. Cincinnati: The Robert Clark Co., 1899. 
The fourth revised and enlarged edition of this work, which 
is regarded by the horseshoeing fraternity as the most advanced 
text-book of their handicraft, has been forwarded to us by the 
author, and upon a careful perusal we find it a work of much 
value and of real scientific merit. It has been standard among 
horseshoers for years,and the pains and skill which the author has 
given to the details of its compilation reflect the greatest credit 
upon him. There are 450 illustrations, many of the anatomi¬ 
cal plates being colored, and of a higher order than those usu¬ 
ally found in veterinary works, while the illustrations of patho¬ 
logical feet, all of which are in the collection of the author, who 
has secured them from time to time through his long career as 
a horseshoer, are well chosen and will compare favorably with 
anything in our literature. The author has had a wonder¬ 
ful experience in the higher art of shoeing, has given a vast 
amount of study and thought to the subject, which he conveys 
to his readers in a clear and concise manner in the nearly 300 
pages which comprise the book. The veterinarian can learn a 
great deal from Prof. Russell’s treatise, and we commend it 
heartily to our readers as the most advanced representative of a 
profession which mingles so closely with the practical side of 
our own. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
STILL WIPING THE FLOOR WITH THE ARMY VETERINARY 
SURGEON. 
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