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MISCELLANEA. 
But if I have been surprised at the extensiveness of the learned 
Professor’s practice, how much greater has been my astonishment 
at its extraordinary success ! Disease, hitherto considered by the 
profession as absolutely incurable, is spoken of by this gentleman 
as yielding readily under his treatment, and jumping at once to a 
“ complete recovery at first sight.” I was inclined to think that 
the fault must be in us poor secluded country practitioners — that 
no sooner was a horse fairly broken- winded than we gave him up 
as incurable ; and I accordingly referred to the best veterinary 
authors, in the hope of discovering at once this ready means of 
making my fortune. Judge, however, of my disappointment on 
finding it stated by one of the Editors of your journal (vide “ The 
Horse”) that “ The cure of a broken- winded horse no one ever 
witnessed and by another (vide “ Hippopathology ,” vol. ii,) 
that “ broken-wind is in itself an incurable disorder:” and again, 
with us it is “once broken- winded for ever broken-winded.” 
As Professor Dick seems, therefore, to be the only man who 
has succeeded in curing the disease, how great will be the boon 
conferred on the profession by his divulging the secret of his 
discovery. I am elated at the idea ; for I cannot for a moment 
imagine that he will refuse so reasonable a request. There can be 
no quackery about a man in his situation. 
Trusting that the importance of this affair to all of us will en- 
sure my request a place in the November number of The Vete- 
rinarian, I remain, 
Gentlemen, your obedient servant, 
Sam. Fisher, 
M.R.C.V.S. of London. 
Contributions towards defraying the Expenses of the 
Charter received by Mr. King, Treasurer. 
jC s. d. 
D. Cullamore, 3d Brigade Horse Artillery, Bengal, 20 Rupees, 1 15 10 
J. Harris, 6th Bengal Cavalry 20 ditto 1 15 10 
J. Hough, 7th ditto ditto 20 ditto 1 15 10 
W. M‘Dermott, 8th ditto ditto 20 ditto 1 15 10 
W. P. Barrett, Stud Depot 16 ditto 18 8 
Erratum in the Veterinarian for October. 
Page 568, line 26, dele not , and read “ such alteration does exist.” 
