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JURISPRUDENCE. 
JURISPRUDENCE. 
VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
Read before the Montreal Veterinary Medical Association , by D . 
McEathran , A.C. F.&, President. 
Continued from page 81. 
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SOUNDNESS. 
By the French law the seller is hound to warrant the buyer 
against the following diseases: specific opthalmia, amaurosis, epi¬ 
lepsy, glanders and farcy, chronic diseases of the chest ( Les 
Maladies Ancicmies de poitrine on Vieilles Courbatures ), broken 
wind, chronic cough, crib-biting (with or without wearing of the 
teeth), inguinal hernia, chronic lameness, intermittent lameness, 
biting and kicking, horses that are difficult to be shod or harnessed, 
or employed in any service. If it can be proved that the animal 
had any of these diseases at the time of the sale, and the buyer 
uses due diligence in notifying the seller of his intention to take an 
action redhibitoire , even if no warranty of soundness was given, or 
asked for, the jury must find for the buyer. 
The detection of the various diseases and alterations in struc¬ 
ture or functions, which are included in the long list of unsound¬ 
ness recognized by the English and our own Canadian laws, re¬ 
quire not only accurate anatomical and pathological knowledge, 
but a quick eye, and a clear head, for we may rest assured that 
dishonest dealers will leave no means untried to deceive us, to mis. 
lead our judgment, and direct our opinions with a leaning in their 
favor. To such perfection have these men brought the art of de¬ 
ception, and so replete is their language with expressions which 
mislead the unwary, that the examiner, while lie must keep his 
eyes open, must keep his ears closed. For instance, a sand-crack 
may be filled by gutta perclia, or pitch, or a broken-winded horse 
narcotised, a bone-spavin is said to be ‘ merely a slight jack,’ nasal 
gleet, ‘ merely a slight cold,’ a cripple, ‘ just a little groggy,’—to 
all of which the examiner must turn a deaf ear. Above all things 
lie must assume and maintain an independent, upright position. 
