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glanders are by any means uncommon. It is scarcely a year since 
there were two patients affected by this horrible disease in one of 
our metropolitan hospitals, and a third, in attending upon those 
originally affected, contracted the malady. All three died. 
The Times. 
THE VETERINARIAN, FEBRUARY 1, 1844. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — Cicero. 
A WORK has been lately introduced before the public, entitled 
“ The Life of Sir Astley Cooper, Bart., interspersed with Sketches 
from his Note-books of distinguished contemporary Characters, by 
Bransby Blake Cooper, F.R. S.” It contains much interesting as 
well as instructive matter ; but its chief value arises from a habit 
which Sir Astley formed of recording the various scientific and 
important and interesting matters which took place around him 
during each successive day. 
He was placed under the care of Mr. Cline, than whom there 
could be no one better qualified to train him to eminence in the 
medical profession. Mr. Cline had several pupils, among whom 
were Messrs. Taylor, Blaine, Cooper, and Coleman. A friendship 
was soon cemented between the two latter, which continued until 
both were far advanced in life. 
Mr. Cooper formed a habit from which he derived considerable 
improvement as well as pleasure. At the close of each day its 
transactions were recorded, and some very free remarks were often 
made to the circumstances that had taken place. Occasionally, 
young Cooper used to make some very pleasant or stringent ob- 
servations on what had occurred. In course of time, a little history 
of his comrades was composed. Mr. Bransby Cooper has col- 
lected many of these histories. Among others was one which 
must be highly interesting to the veterinary surgeon of the pre- 
sent day, — that of Edward Coleman : — 
“ Mr. Coleman,” according to Mr. Cooper, “ was born in the 
