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MAJOR* S BRITISH REMEDY. 
and having given my opinion to the owners of the horses that 
nothing could be done to make them sound, I was asked my 
opinion of Mr. Major’s remedy. My answer was, I believed 
it to be all nonsense, or something worse — they, however, 
wished to have it tried. Being in London soon after, I 
called at Mr. Major’s, and saw one of his clerks, told him my 
business, and was introduced to Mr. Major, who stated he 
had an objection to veterinary surgeons having his “ Remedy” 
without becoming agents, as they might use it, and take the 
good resulting from it to themselves . I then plainly told him I 
had some cases to test it upon, and that if it was only “ hum- 
bug,” the sooner it was exposed the better; but, on the 
other hand, if it turned out what he represented it to be, the 
sooner the public had the benefit of it the better. He 
replied, all he wanted for it was a “fair” trial. I then looked 
at the cases in his infirmary, saw him apply the “ Remedy ,” 
accepted the agency, and advertised to that effect in one of 
our local papers, as he wished, thus performing my promise 
to him. I have applied it to the three cases of spavin and 
the ringbone, to both hocks of two horses, and one hock of 
the other. Two of the horses had previously been fired and 
blistered. The after-treatment (omitting the urine) was 
carried out, and all the cases have had a fair chance. This, 
Sir, is a plain statement of my connection with Mr. Major, 
and his “ British Remedy and when a person comes 
forward, and publicly advertises the cures he has performed, 
I cannot see the harm of giving it a trial. If in so doing I 
have forfeited the good opinion of any member of the prof ession, 
I have the consolation of knowing that I still retain the 
confidence and esteem of my employers. I forbear sending 
the particulars of the cases in this letter, having already 
written at some length. They are, however, at your service, 
if you think them entitled to a place in a future publication 
of your Journal . 
I am, Sir, 
Yours respectfully, 
Thomas Gregory, M.R.C.V.S. 
Tunbridge ; March 11, 1853. 
*** We hope Mr. Gregory will give us his cases in 
detail. — E d. Vet. 
