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But, though I utterly deny this doctrine the shoe in question. When I mentioned of " expansion,"—though I maintain that the operation of rasping, as performed br the foot is naturally always of the same myself, I alluded to the case of horses ac. size, on or off the ground, in action or at cidentally submitted to my care, and by n) rest, let me not be supposed to consider it means to those which we had been in the I yield to no man habit of shoeing ; yet I must be permitted as a block of granite. in admiration of its wonderful structure and to remark, that this is a very long- established, and, in many instances, an excellent economy. I am next asked, what office I assign to practice, as every expeuienced veterinariaa the frog? The horse’s hoof, so far from will acknowledge. Mr. Clark has taken great pains to throw beingcleft," or " divided," is a horny box, or covering, to the sensible parts of a slur upon the motives which could have which the foot is attached ; of these the induced me to the publication of the facts frog, formed of highly-elastic materials, is which I had ascertained. His motives ap. a most important part when its functions, clearly enough ; he has evidently wri:on meeting the ground, are not interfered ten more with a view to mystify a simple with. One of these is to break the con- experiment, and to v;lify an individual, than as cussion the foot would otherwise sustain,to further the interests of sciencebut and also, by its upward and lateral action, I have no make-shift shoe to puff into no. tice, my claim, I trust, to a disinterested against the side cartilages, where the opinion, is as good as his, though I neither pansion rea1!y takes place, to keep the as it is secreted, in the form which was imitate the modestv with which he tells the intended by nature. Such is the office of whole profession that few, if any of them, are capable of measuring a horse’s foot; act the fro-. The shoe which I recommended, and which the gentlemanly courtesy with which lie I use, seems especially to have excited talks of the" dulness of my perceptions. 11 Mr. Clark’s snlenetic animadversion. After dulness," with regard to the theor what I stated in my last- communication, he advocates, is likelv to continue, as lot) remain and which cannot be controverted, all I as the results of my His gratuitous assertions, shall say at present is, that doubtless, as invalidated. he gains experience, and comes to see mat- hope, 1 have answered to the satisfaction c ters as they are viewed by the first pnictical all impartial pudges; and I beg to assur veterinarians, this sloe will tlen appear him, in conclusion, that all he may hereafte to him as it does to them. It is so true in choose to assert, sliall be met, on my parl principle, so easy of application, so truly with that silence which his vanity may in consonant with the anatomy and terpret in one way, and impartial judges of the foot, that it must ever remain the perhaps, in another. model of a perfect horse-shoe, even when Your obedient servant, the ineffectual attempt to revive the old C. MORGAN. shoe of Gueriniere shall have make-shift sunk into that oblivion which has already Blackfriars Road. overwhelmed so many ponderous quartos written hv the theorists of our nrofP,sinn. The failure of Professor Coleman’s shoe in the army was owing- to different causes HOSPITAL APPRENTICES. than any defect in the piinciple. Horseshoeing is a difficult, ill-remunerated, and To the Editor of TitE LANCET. lightly-esteemed branch of the veterinary letter having appeared in THE SIR,—A art; those, therefore, best qualified to imLANCET of last week, signed an 11 Apotlieit as soon as it abandon prove generally, of St. Thomas’s 1-Iospithey can find other more reputable and lu- cary’sweApprentice" beg to inform you, that we are the crative objects to pursue ; this, 1 believe, tal, to have been the case with the Professor, only apprentices to the apothecary, and and many others, who may be considered i that we did not write, nor give authoiity for the lights of our profession. Any one capa- writing that letter. Your obedient servants, ble of judging knows, that the mechanics in the army are not the best specimens of DANIEL N. STABLE. skilful workmen, and to them, in a great THOMAS STONE. measure, may be attributed the failure of St. Thomas’s Hospital, April 28, 1829. Library, British Museum. The Supple[As these young gentlemen say they did ment, published in 1758, to the Duke of Newcastle’s splendid work on horseman. not write the letter, we will merely ask ship, also notices this make-shift shoe, or them, if they are satisfied with their hospital treatment.—ED.] shoe for all feet.
a
pear
ex-
horn,
That
experiments
economy
But, though I utterly deny this doctrine the shoe in question. When I mentioned of " expansion,"—though I maintain that the operation of rasping, as performed br the foot is naturally always of the same myself, I alluded to the case of horses ac. size, on or off the ground, in action or at cidentally submitted to my care, and by n) rest, let me not be supposed to consider it means to those which we had been in the I yield to no man habit of shoeing ; yet I must be permitted as a block of granite. in admiration of its wonderful structure and to remark, that this is a very long- established, and, in many instances, an excellent economy. I am next asked, what office I assign to practice, as every expeuienced veterinariaa the frog? The horse’s hoof, so far from will acknowledge. Mr. Clark has taken great pains to throw beingcleft," or " divided," is a horny box, or covering, to the sensible parts of a slur upon the motives which could have which the foot is attached ; of these the induced me to the publication of the facts frog, formed of highly-elastic materials, is which I had ascertained. His motives ap. a most important part when its functions, clearly enough ; he has evidently wri:on meeting the ground, are not interfered ten more with a view to mystify a simple with. One of these is to break the con- experiment, and to v;lify an individual, than as cussion the foot would otherwise sustain,to further the interests of sciencebut and also, by its upward and lateral action, I have no make-shift shoe to puff into no. tice, my claim, I trust, to a disinterested against the side cartilages, where the opinion, is as good as his, though I neither pansion rea1!y takes place, to keep the as it is secreted, in the form which was imitate the modestv with which he tells the intended by nature. Such is the office of whole profession that few, if any of them, are capable of measuring a horse’s foot; act the fro-. The shoe which I recommended, and which the gentlemanly courtesy with which lie I use, seems especially to have excited talks of the" dulness of my perceptions. 11 Mr. Clark’s snlenetic animadversion. After dulness," with regard to the theor what I stated in my last- communication, he advocates, is likelv to continue, as lot) remain and which cannot be controverted, all I as the results of my His gratuitous assertions, shall say at present is, that doubtless, as invalidated. he gains experience, and comes to see mat- hope, 1 have answered to the satisfaction c ters as they are viewed by the first pnictical all impartial pudges; and I beg to assur veterinarians, this sloe will tlen appear him, in conclusion, that all he may hereafte to him as it does to them. It is so true in choose to assert, sliall be met, on my parl principle, so easy of application, so truly with that silence which his vanity may in consonant with the anatomy and terpret in one way, and impartial judges of the foot, that it must ever remain the perhaps, in another. model of a perfect horse-shoe, even when Your obedient servant, the ineffectual attempt to revive the old C. MORGAN. shoe of Gueriniere shall have make-shift sunk into that oblivion which has already Blackfriars Road. overwhelmed so many ponderous quartos written hv the theorists of our nrofP,sinn. The failure of Professor Coleman’s shoe in the army was owing- to different causes HOSPITAL APPRENTICES. than any defect in the piinciple. Horseshoeing is a difficult, ill-remunerated, and To the Editor of TitE LANCET. lightly-esteemed branch of the veterinary letter having appeared in THE SIR,—A art; those, therefore, best qualified to imLANCET of last week, signed an 11 Apotlieit as soon as it abandon prove generally, of St. Thomas’s 1-Iospithey can find other more reputable and lu- cary’sweApprentice" beg to inform you, that we are the crative objects to pursue ; this, 1 believe, tal, to have been the case with the Professor, only apprentices to the apothecary, and and many others, who may be considered i that we did not write, nor give authoiity for the lights of our profession. Any one capa- writing that letter. Your obedient servants, ble of judging knows, that the mechanics in the army are not the best specimens of DANIEL N. STABLE. skilful workmen, and to them, in a great THOMAS STONE. measure, may be attributed the failure of St. Thomas’s Hospital, April 28, 1829. Library, British Museum. The Supple[As these young gentlemen say they did ment, published in 1758, to the Duke of Newcastle’s splendid work on horseman. not write the letter, we will merely ask ship, also notices this make-shift shoe, or them, if they are satisfied with their hospital treatment.—ED.] shoe for all feet.
a
pear
ex-
horn,
That
experiments
economy