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are on the wing] Yes; and substantiated, too, not merely by 
words, but by deeds ; for a man’s work is the act of his dispo- 
sition, and by this rule may the veterinary members rejoice, 
that the expressions of the Sporting Surgeon are worthy of the 
man, carrying with them their own weight. A crab-tree can 
only bear crab-apples, and a sordid and biassed mind can only 
have sordid and biassed expressions. To the veterinary sur- 
geons of this and other countries be that praise which belongs 
to them, — render to all that which is their due. 
This science has been cradled through its infancy ; it has now 
reached the middle standard, and looks well with the human 
profession. Are we not as far advanced, counting the years 
each have been cultivated, as the mother science] Are we not 
still advancing, and shall we not be so] Yes! in spite of the 
vituperations poured forth by the “gall’d jade,” who surely 
“ winces”. 
Look to the comparatively small loss of the cavalry horses of 
Britain now, as compared to former times, when there were no 
professionally educated veterinary surgeons. 
Go north, east, south, and west, through the agricultural dis- 
tricts, and inquire of the farmers of England, whether they do 
not appreciate the boon offered and accepted by the chartering 
of the Veterinary College. Empirics are becoming suppressed, 
monstrosities in the name of clever farriers are being anni- 
hilated, and through this, hundreds of cattle are saved yearly. 
Soon, very soon, shall the veterinary science stand forth in its 
true brilliancy, in defiance of its would-be usurper. It shall and 
can bear the calumny of the Sporting Surgeon, or any other 
sporting being. It has been whipped, and can bear whipping; 
but the lash will recoil upon the poor disappointed sporting man. 
He and his evil expressions are fast sinking into oblivion. 
Time shall remove him, he shall recede ; 
But the veterinary science shall proceed ! 
Sept. 4th, 1851. 
E. Dyer. 
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By John Jekyll, M.R.C.V.S., Lincoln. 
To the Editor of u The Veterinarian 
Sir, — I HAVE been many years a subscriber to your valuable 
Periodical, and have often been much interested by a perusal 
of its contents. I have lately seen with regret the laxity of 
contributions; and, as a proof of my sincerity, I send for your 
