. An inquiry into the structure and animal œconomy of the horse; comprehending the diseases to which his limbs and feet are subject, with proper directions for shoeing and pointing out a method for ascertaining his age until his twelfth year; to which is added, an attempt to explain the laws of his progressive motion on mechanical and anatomical principles. nd consequently void of accuracy and physiology of the horse is surely of asmuch importance as tliat of the butterfly, andthe neglect it has hitherto experienced, can beattributed only to that propensity for the mar-vellous which
. An inquiry into the structure and animal œconomy of the horse; comprehending the diseases to which his limbs and feet are subject, with proper directions for shoeing and pointing out a method for ascertaining his age until his twelfth year; to which is added, an attempt to explain the laws of his progressive motion on mechanical and anatomical principles. nd consequently void of accuracy and physiology of the horse is surely of asmuch importance as tliat of the butterfly, andthe neglect it has hitherto experienced, can beattributed only to that propensity for the mar-vellous which most naturalists possess, andwhich has induced them to exercise their la-bours upon animals that, by their scarcity, pre-vent, in most instances, the possibility of con-troversy or refutation. But they would havefound in the structure and animal oeconomy ofthe horse, peculiarities sufficient to have em-ployed their ingenuity to its utmost extent. The veterinary science is still in its infancy,and to the united exertions of the profession we f22t CONCLUSION, we can alone look for any considerable progresstowards perfection. I sliall therefore concludewith the words of Seneca, which, in the presentcase, are exceedingly applicable: Multuni** restat operis, multumque restabit, nee ulli nato post mille secula priecludetur occasio ahquid adhuc adjiclendi,. ->
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