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function, produces an alteration and vitiation of the circulatory 
fluid.” — But here, I repeat, no such influences exist. 
We have, then, as is evident, merely a sthenic consanguineous 
congestion, general or partial, according to circumstances, arising 
essentially from the blood being too rich, and the animals in too 
high condition ; a congestion induced by a plethoric state arising 
from a superabundance of too nutritious food. 
[To be continued.] 
THE VETERINARIAN, MARCH 1, 1846. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — Cicero. 
We can assure Mr. Anderson — whose letter appears in our 
pages — that we had not forgotten Mr. Baker’s truly philanthropic 
“ Suggestions for the Establishment of a General Annuity Fund.” 
We have been waiting to hear the sentiments of the professional 
body on the subject. As yet, however, we have received but two 
communications thereon — one from Mr. Anderson, the other from 
Mr. W. A. Cherry. After the pathetic and eloquent appeal of 
Mr. Baker — in our number for January — we had, we must con- 
fess, reckoned on receiving more letters than two by way of re- 
sponse. Should that appeal — the re-perusal of which we strongly 
recommend — fail, we should, for our own part, despair of success. 
Mr. Cherry’s communication is forcibly argumentative in favour of 
the scheme ; but, surely, argument in any shape can hardly be 
requisite to induce men — members of a common profession — to 
embark in an undertaking, at comparatively little cost to them- 
selves, which, in the day of old age or sickness coming upon 
them in narrowed circumstances, or of their leaving behind them 
wives and families unprovided for, promises sustenance at least, 
if not a provision, for them. The groundwork of Mr. Baker’s 
scheme speaks for itself. Five hundred members are required to 
subscribe annually a guinea a-head ; an increasing stock, which — 
provided it be left untouched and have all accumulative interest 
added to it — will, at the expiration of five years, amount, together 
with the annual subscriptions, to a yearly income of £600, available 
for the purposes and objects of the General Fund. Now, the first 
thing to be done is, as near as we can, to ascertain what number 
of subscribers we are likely to have. The General Meeting of 
the Chartered body, which will take place on the first Monday in 
May, will afford an excellent occasion for bringing the subject 
forward. In the mean-time we shall be happy to hear from such 
of our readers as think well of the project. 
