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VARIETIES AND NEWS. 
VARIETIES AND NEWS. 
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KNOCKING AT THE WRONG DOOR. 
The following extraordinary letter, received by the Principal of the 
Montreal Veterinary College explains itself. For decency’s sake we 
omit the writer’s name : 
Fostoria, O. March the 19th, 1877 
Montreal Canada 
Dr Sr. 
i thought i would drop you a few lines in regards To Vetrinery 
practis i have Ben docktern horses for the Last two years and would 
like your tearms and know how much it would cost mee To get a dipluma 
i could come and stay a short time But probley could not stay the 
Lench of time required but Probley you could give me some Sadsfac- 
tian by having the meanes now i cane make as much money without one 
as with it but i would like To go in some large Citey and Doe buysness 
l am red up on the horse purty faire but i ame a maried mane and cant 
alord to spent much time in College but haye the money It i cane get a 
dipluma In a short time you cane right mee and Let mee know your 
turmes please anser This by return mail i have taken three difrent 
schools from difernt graduats From diferent Collages and one of them 
mean was Fiom your College i have Ben with him six months— 
Please answer and give mee your terms i want one and wont stand 
fore the meanes To get it Yours truley _ 
CASTRATION OF CRIPTORCHID HORSES. 
B y Criptorchids are understood the animals in which one or the 
two testicles have remained in the abdominal cavity, or have not passed 
through the inguinal canal. I his anomaly is known also as monorchid, 
enoichid and, wrongly, anorchid, as the testicles are only concealed, but 
not missing. 
lo the surgical point of view instances of criptorchids in solipeds 
are furnished by Mr. N. Vanhaelst, Belgian Veterinarian, in 1846; Gou- 
baux in 1847; Marrel in 1847; Brogniz in 1845, and by many others. 
Though the condition of criptorchidy may be divided into four 
positions, the two following ones are generally admitted; In the first, 
