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THE VETERINARIAN, SEPTEMBER 1, 1856. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. 
Cicero. 
A VISIT TO THE VETERINARY SCHOOLS AT BRUSSELS 
AND BERN. 
An opportunity presenting itself last year to visit the 
Veterinary Institution at Alfort, near Paris, we gladly availed 
ourselves of it ; and with no less assiduity did we seize a 
similar one that offered itself this year, to see the School at 
Brussels. And in the continuance of our journey, accom- 
panied by Professor Brown, of the Royal Agricultural College, 
Cirencester, we also inspected the Veterinary School at Bern. 
We are desirous of ascertaining how they conduct those 
establishments on the Continent, since, unlike ours in this 
country, they are supported by, and under the immediate 
direction of, their governments. Moreover, from comparison 
we may derive profit, as many of them were established long 
before that of London, and their curriculum is far more 
extended. To express an independent and unbiassed opinion 
here, we should say that while some divisions of science 
taught in the veterinary schools on the Continent are un- 
called for, in our own it would be well if some that are 
neglected were introduced. This is an opinion we have long 
held, and fearlessly advocated, being convinced that good to 
the profession would result from its adoption. We are not 
called upon now further to advert to this. 
The Veterinary School at Brussels is situated just beyond 
the boulevards, therefore within a convenient distance of the 
city. Double lodges stand on either side of its entrance, 
and the general appearance is good and commanding ; while 
improvements are still being made in the buildings ; all the 
older portions are about to be taken down and replaced by 
new ones. The extent it covers must be several acres, there 
being a botanical garden attached, which, however, does not 
