The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-18
LECTURES LAST NIGHT.
DIR. Lemercier's Lectures-The HOrse-Its
Anatomical Structure.

DIR. Lemercier's Lectures-The HOrse-Iis
Anatomical Structure.
The fifth Of DIR. Lemercier's highly instructive and
interesting lectures on human and comparative
anatomy was delivered last evening 81 the Cooper
| Institute Man and his newly discovered half
| brother. the gorilla, having been thoroughly dis
sected and fully discussed the preceding lectures
st night that noble ANIMAL the horse trotted out
exhibit the pecuiaritles OF Its bone structure and
muscular development. The marvelously artlcuated
Iife-size anatomical models by means OF which the
lecturer illustrates how fearfully and wonderfully
the higher order OF animals are made were ranged
on either side OF the platform, and looked natr-
rally unnatural and uncomfortably raw that II made
ones flesh to creep to look at them. The loose limbs
livers lungs, hearts, &c, which were strewn around
in picturesque confusion, occasioned q strange
blending OF "reminiscences OF painful scenes wit
messed in army surgeons tents at the close
OF sanguinary engagements-with Impressions
received while inspecting improved abattoirs. AS
to the doctor, any one ignorant Of the language In
which he was speaking would have been puzzled to
decide whether he was holding post mortcm
under the direction OF q coroner or making invest
Board OF Health The model OF the horse exhibited
last evening was so perfect and llfeke that 1t was
surprising II did not Kick out its ,ayed legs when
ing introduced the model with few humor-
GUS remarks the lecturer commenced by stat
is required for the completion Of the bone forming
process IN man. the bone structure OF the horse Is
should be one hundred years. or I'VE times the
period required for the completion OF the bone pro-
cess; and the average lfe OF horse should be
sibie, by proper food and exercise, to eongate his
bones; but after ave years the secretion Of bone
IS ovcrworked he becomes dwaricd and is
not likely, to live long: Racing destroys
instead Of improving horses; Harness . must |.
congresses veins and occasions disease. The horse
should be treated kindly. He responds by motion
naturally runs away; but If you treat him Kindly he
comes towards you. Here the lecturer removed
neck and head work by . lever placed II the centre
OF the back. Racing horses have long necks. In
pulling the reins to check horse we contract his
gravity Is thrown back until he stops. In
running the lever Ia heightened. The ears may
be called induces to the horses mind. Intelligent
animals prick up their ears when spoken TO- vicious
ones throw the ears back. When horse "a deaf the
ears are without expression The ears should be iar
apart, the eyes wide open and theforehead broad.
The Arabs say, 1.-THE horse must have the fiat fore
head and the courage Of the bull" The horse docs
not breathe by his mouth he breathes by the nose
Tfe nostriis should be very large, SO that he can
di1nk In air freely. The mouth OF young morse -
The Arab says speaking OF his horse 'Tas rst
years are for my young brother, the next seven Tor
myself and the last for my enenyn Horse dealers
| enlarge the nostrilS OF their cattle by artLclai
means. The horse has only one ju2ular vein. men
| have three. After the head and spinetae withers
the next important points 10 be examined before
making a purchase. The withers are meyer 700
high. They may be compared to the masts Of q YES
sell n the bones are very high up the muscles and
ligatures operate easily The oin must pe snort, te
chest must be square ana the Innsces ol
| the shoulders well developed. The dextery
with which the anatomist ripped up tne
| muscles of his model amputaed the limbs
| and displayed the wonders OF the interior
| was something astonishing: IN disrecung me
| legs the lecturer explained the difference be-
tween the muscular development OF racers ana cart
| horses. The veterinary surgeon wao sad NO loot
no horseo was perfectly correct. Horses should DC
| shod without DESTROYING the patural form or the
hoof The hoof may be described AZ an elastic box
| which cxpands and contracts as the morse
nuts down or raises the foot. commencing
at the ears, the anat0mist dlsse,ted anf
discussed his subject, muscle ~ muscle, anu
tendon by tendon down down TO the hoots, ana hay
ing carefully examined the latter extremities inside
ana out he treated his audience 70 an inside view,
which was decidedly the sensation or the evening,
and concluded BY going through the Internal arrange
~" The aualence expressed their satisfaction with
hearty applause, and resolution was moved and
adopted passing high enlogums on the learned lee
turer and wishing HIM every success.
Madame Olympic Audouard-Hfstory of
Comedy and Tragedy-Criticisni Of French.
Authors.
The second Of the series OF causeies or "confer.
cnces," announced by Madame la Comtessc de 10
Morliere, under her family name OF Olympic Audo.
uard, came OF yesterday evening ut tie private
theatre Of the Union League Club House. on Twenty
sixth street and Madison avenue. owing TO the rain