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PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. 
If this be true. 
It’s clear to you, 
It’s just so much the better. 
For there’s meat and drink and physic too, 
In plain cold water. 
So if your health you would keep good, 
With wine have done, 
And like that wise man,* with your food, 
Drink water alone. 
About he drives. 
And well he thrives, 
And every day grows fatter, 
Which shows that folks can live quite well 
On plain cold water. 
QUARTERLY COUNCIL MEETING, 
HELD AT THE 
INSTITUTE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY 
SURGEONS. 
January 25th, 1854. 
Present — The President; Messrs. Braby, Burley, 
Dickens, Ernes, Henderson (Treasurer,) Lepper, 
Pritchard, Robinson, Silvester, Stockley, 
Yarnell and Wilkinson ; Professors Simonds and 
Morton ; and the Secretary. 
W. J. Goodwin, Esq., the President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
The Secretary read letters from Prof. Morton, accompany- 
ing a donation of his works to the library; Mr. W. Percivall, 
objecting to the term c Institute/ as applied to the residence 
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons ; Mr. F. C. 
Cherry, taking exception to certain particulars in the accounts 
of the College ; and a petition from John Hilman, journeyman 
farrier. 
The petition was, on the motion of Prof. Simonds , seconded 
by Mr. Wilkinson , ordered to stand over for consideration at 
the next Council Meeting. 
In reference to Mr. Percivall’s letter, 
The Chairman said it was too late to make any alteration 
in the title £ Institute of the Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons/ a resolution in Council having been passed in 
February, 1853, respecting it. 
* Indicating a distinguished Teetotaller. 
