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CORRESPONDENCE. 
FRANCE. 
Alfort. (Veterinary College.) 
Lyons. (Veterinary College.) Faculty: Director: Prof. 
Chaiiveau; Professors : Rey, Saint-Cyr, Arloing, Peteaux, Corne- 
vin ; Chefs de Services: Peuch, Galtier, Durhone. 
Toulouse. (Veterinary College.) 
HOLLAND. 
Utrecht. (Royal Veterinary College.) Faculty: Director: 
A. W. H. Wuertz; Professors: Fr. C. Hekmeyer, J. K. E. van 
Laer, G. J. liengeveld, L. J. van der Harst, F. Th. Weitzel, W. 
C. Scliimmel, C. A. Pekelharing; Prosector: A. Th. Verliaar; 
Teacher of Shoeing: W. A. H. van Harsen ; Assistant Chemist : 
J. C. van Effen. 
This college was founded in September, 1819, and opened on 
the 10th of December, 1821, in consequence of an edict by King 
William I. Sixty-one students matriculated for the session of 
1878-79, among whom 24 are studying in their first, 12 in their 
second, 15 in their third, and 10 in their fourth year. Nine of 
these are military students. 
{To be continued .) 
“ IMMOBILITE ” DUMMKALLER (GERMAN) “ AMENTIA ’’(TECH). 
By F. S. Billings, Berlin. 
“ Immobilite is a term applied by French veterinarians to those 
causes of muscular irregularity manifested by the inability of the horse 
to turn round quickly without falling; he may be able to trot in a 
straight line well enough, but ichcn turned round sharply immediately 
falls . A modified form of this disease is very often encountered ichen 
the animal, although able to turn icithout falling, does so with great 
difficulty, throwing the hind legs about in an awkward, unsteady man~ 
ner, and seemingly without power to regulate their movements, the 
hind quarters reeling from side to side, clearly showing that the mus - 
