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voices and equal power, pursuing the same well-defined objects, and de- 
liberating together with equal good faith and sincerity, as to the means by 
which these objects are to be attained ; not a mere nominal union, in which 
mutual distrust shall usurp the place of mutual confidence, and two power- 
ful allies shall thus, by the weakness of divided counsels, be rendered inferior 
to either separately.” 
We will add but another word in conclusion, and that is 
again to express a hope that the Council may succeed in de- 
vising means to accomplish the cordial co-operation of all 
parties for the benefit and advancement of our science, and not 
to cease in its endeavours until this great end is attained. 
“ Sera nunquam est ad bonos mores via.” 
Not one step alone should be taken, for we must all press 
onwards. See, the emblem of Peace still floats above the 
horizon, and gently waving by its side is the banner of 
Victory. Let us seize, then, the golden moment, ere the 
storm rises, and rends to worthless rags their silken, and as 
yet united, bands. 
INOCULATION FOR PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
We were scarcely prepared to find, as we have done in 
perusing the late numbers of the Annales cle Medecine 
Veterinaire , that this subject is still engaging the attention of 
the scientific public in Belgium. We had thought, that 
after the signal failure Dr. Willems had sustained in bringing 
the matter before the Chamber of Representatives — who 
refused not only to recompense him for his labours, but 
even to recognise any utility as belonging to his system of 
inoculation — we should have heard no more about it, except 
that it had “ gone to the tomb of all the Capulets/” It is 
true the Minister of the Interior, on that occasion, stated that 
the government would call upon the Special Commission, 
which it had originally instituted, to make further inquiries and 
adopt other experiments if they should be deemed necessary. 
Nearly two years have elapsed since then, and no additional 
report has been presented, simply because the Commission 
has arrived at no opposite conclusions to those it had already 
