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knowledge as to the organization, the func- 

 tions, and diseases of animals. That by pro- 

 ceeding in this manner, we shall advance from 

 the simple to the complex, from the plant to 

 the animal, and from the animal to man. That 

 we must of necessity emerge from the state in 

 which we are now entangled BY FOUNDING 



AND ESTABLISHING IN LONDON A COLLEGE OF 



THE NATURAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. Every 

 medical pupil might spend two years in this 

 college, receiving in it an experimental and 

 practical training ; he would devote himself in 

 it to the chemical analysis of all bodies, to 

 physiological experiments and tests, without 

 limit and of every kind. 



Most deeply do I appreciate the many diffi- 

 culties and obstacles that would interfere with 

 the execution of such a design. In our civil- 

 ized age, nations seem rather bent on seeking 

 out the means of exterminating each other 

 than of protecting themselves and animals 

 from epidemics and epizootias. It is believed 

 that every first-rate kingdom now spends from 

 400 to 500 millionsof francs(lG to 20,000,0007.) 

 annually in maintaining their land and sea 

 forces, whilst one-half of their populations are 



