24 AMATEUR VETS 



on a scientific basis, and this want being felt, the 

 Royal Veterinary College sprang into being. But 

 it did not start teaching pupils about the works 

 we have already touched upon. The foundations 

 were laid on quite a firm basis ; viz. scientific 

 anatomy, botany, chemistry, and other sciences 

 which we will deal with when a brief sketch has 

 been given of the Royal Veterinary College, 

 Camden Town, a hospital for the treatment of 

 animal diseases on the same lines as other hos- 

 pitals devoted to human beings. Nevertheless 

 if it had not been for those ancient and mediaeval 

 writers on equine literature, the Royal Veterinary 

 College would have made far less rapid strides in 

 science. 



They are also indebted to doctors and surgeons 

 who have made discoveries which have thrown 

 light on Veterinary. The scientific discoveries of 

 modern times have been greatly assisted through 

 the invention and perfecting of the microscope. 



