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tellect to enable him to continue to follow the profession, I 
doubt much if he will then consider himself well paid with a 
guinea; a sum for which much porter’s work may be had, 
but very little professional attendance can be obtained. 
A third or fourth rate attorney would ask as much for 
pleading in such a case in a petty court for half an hour, as 
the defendant demanded for a fortnight’s attendance and 
keep of this dog. 
Why should this difference exist? The educated veterinary 
surgeon is a gentleman by profession, and ranks as such in 
her Majesty’s service; if the individual members are not so, 
the fault rests not with the profession, but with themselves, 
and it behoves the members to look to this seriously ere it is 
too late. 
It is evident that the defendant did wrong by detaining 
the dog. He brought thereby the action on, and a verdict 
against himself. 
As it regards the value of the dog, the evidence of the 
dealers was truthful and convincing. Every day’s experience 
goes to confirm it ; for w r here there w as one dog of the class 
three and a half years ago, w T hen this dear pup cost 27s., 
there are now one hundred, and they can be had at any street 
corner for from I0<s. to 50s. according to their style and 
capabilities. But it is alleged that this particular animal was 
not a rabbit-runner ; and I believe it, for no one ever knew 
any animal with a diseased heart that could run at all. 
I am, dear sirs, 
Yours very truly, 
One who was present at the Trial. 
Facts and Observations. 
“DIG-A-MOLL.” 
The above is a name given by the natives of India to a 
gum-resin, the produce of a plant indigenous to Umballah, 
some of wfoich has been kindly sent to us by Mr. S. W. 
Jeffery, M.R.C.V.S., Y.S., 4th Bengal Cavalry. 
In an accompanying note he says, “ Of it I make a tincture 
or an ointment, according to the usual formulae ; the advan- 
tage resulting from the use of which is that the flies will not 
touch the wound to which it is applied — a desideratum in 
