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major’s BRITISH REMEDY. 
your remarks as to my contradicting what I put forth in the 
title-page, I humbly think you go too far 5 and trust it will 
be considered something in my favour in at once candidly 
acknowledging what I could not do. What I wished to be 
understood is, that there are many stages of the disease 
before a joint becomes anchylosed, and if my treatment had 
been applied before arriving at the latter stage, it would 
have been successful ; but as I am sure it would have effected 
a cure in its first stage, and you must admit that all diseases 
have a first stage, then I respectfully submit that it does 
apply to all ossification. 
With regard to the gentlemen of the veterinary profession, 
God forbid that I should ever say one word in offence, for 
no one has a greater regard for their great abilities, judgment, 
and science. I am in daily communication with veterinary 
surgeons, in all parts of the United Kingdom, and many are 
now, not only using the “ Remedy” with the greatest success, 
but are also acting as agents for its sale. I should have been 
glad, as it was my intention, to have placed it in the hands 
of the veterinary profession, and for that purpose I went to 
the College ; it w r as refused, and I had no other resource left 
than acting as I have done. 
Your requiring to have unexceptionable evidence before 
believing my assertions, is nothing but strict justice, alike 
creditable to you as the exponent of public opinion, and a 
man of truth and honour. I therefore offer to you, in the 
same fair spirit, the unexceptionable evidence you require ; 
and for that purpose, I respectfully invite you, sir, to call 
and witness for yourself the truth or fallacy of what I assert ; 
an invitation I have always held out to all desirous of visiting 
my Infirmary, for I court the strictest inquiry and closest 
investigation. 
I am led thus to speak, not so much on my own account, 
but from a sincere desire to promulgate a blessing, in the 
curing of the above diseases, without torture to the animal, 
and that too without reference to the practice and opinions 
of others. Trusting that you will be pleased to give in- 
sertion to this. 
I am, yours respectfully, 
JOSEPH MAJOR. 
Infirmary, 28, Shepherd Street, May Fair; 
Jan. 2hth , 1853. 
The Field ; Saturday , Jan* 22d. 
