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to privileges, walking in a way hardly worthy of a respectable 
groom ; but as such are only occasionally to be met with, 
let us hope that they form the exception, and not the rule. 
Here, to be short, may be found (like members of other 
pursuits) veterinary surgeons of different countries and quali- 
fications — English, Irish, Scotch, German, & c. — differing 
in their peculiar characteristics, but generally agreeing on 
the broad principles of their profession. If our late Crimean 
campaign has fully developed the value of veterinary surgeons 
at home, this country has in no less a degree tended to show 
the capabilities of the profession when thrown into difficulties. 
In Australia the mere drawing-room veterinary surgeon has 
little chance of success. If any one comes here, he must adapt 
himself to the peculiar change that he has sought. To know 
without being able to do is futile. Money will not command 
even the requisite assistance. He is called upon to do things 
here which at home he never dreamt of ; therefore, we say 
that the practical man, in the fullest meaning of the term, is 
the only one who should think of coming out. We by no 
means wish to imply that it is requisite, in order to succeed, 
to become less respectable than our home pursuits would 
demand ; for after all, we believe it is the man that makes 
the place, and not the place that makes the man. In a new 
country like this, suddenly risen from one of partial obscurity 
to one of power and prominence, and where masses have been 
thrown heterogeneously together to assume an unexpected 
position, it is not to be wondered at that things have hitherto 
been so ; but now a complete metamorphosis has taken place, 
and men no longer solely concentrate their attention on gold, 
but also direct it to other means of making money. Our 
handful of professionals lately made an attempt to establish 
an embryo society for their mutual benefit, but we regret to 
say that it has proved a failure. I think we generally find 
less unity to exist amongst a few than amongst the many. 
Here, too, the timorous have met with little success. Bold- 
ness and pluck have brought us here, and the same must 
carry us through. There is no one who has come up more 
to my idea of the thoroughly fitted Australian veterinary 
surgeon, than my friend Mr. Camble, who has established 
a practice of unparalleled extent, at least in this country ; 
and this not, I believe, by means of capital, but by the more 
sure investment of perseverance. I am happy to have an 
opportunity of thus thanking him for the many benefits I 
have derived from being permitted to visit his infirmary, and 
thus to participate in the result of his experience. 
