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amount which he may subscribe must depend upon his own feel- 
ings on the subject. Had the profession at large come forward 
liberally on the first appeal, there might not, perhaps, have been 
the necessity for a second. Many did not and would not subscribe 
until they saw what was done. Everything cannot be done at once : 
if they expect it, they are mistaken in their views. Much has 
been done, and much more remains yet to be done. But what can 
the Council do without funds] The profession, generally, look to 
them ; but many, I am sorry to say, do not appear to lend them a 
helping hand in any way. In the list of those who promised in the 
first instance, I regret to say there are some who have not even 
yet contributed. I will not particularize, but leave it to those 
who are so situated, and who may happen to read this, to ask them- 
selves whether theyJiave done as they would be done by. Know- 
ing the state of affairs, I trust I shall not be digressing in making 
these few remarks, having the welfare of the profession at heart. 
Many have forwarded sums varying in amount, which I believe 
have all come to hand. I have not answered all the orders, cer- 
tainly — only those who requested me ; and therefore I trust that 
will not be attributed to neglect on my part ; far be it from me to 
be guilty of it. 
In conclusion, let me once more assure my brethren that 
all that is required of them is to subscribe freely and as liberally 
as their feelings and circumstances will allow them to do. If you 
think these remarks worthy a space in your valuable columns, by 
inserting them you will oblige 
Your’s faithfully, 
F. King, Jun. 
ON CALOMEL, ANTIMONY, AND QUININE, IN THE 
TREATMENT OF DISTEMPER IN DOGS. 
By Mr. J. Younghusband. 
Being in a part of the country where large flocks of sheep are 
kept, and that useful companion of man, the shepherd’s dog, is 
reared with great care ; and that scourge of a disease, the dis- 
temper, is both frequent and fatal ; and partly from perusing in 
The Veterinarian different paragraphs concerning the effects of 
the chloride of mercury and the tartrate of antimony in that dis- 
ease, I beg to offer the following as the result of my experience. 
In the outset of my career as a practitioner in the vetfpnary 
