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practitioner was scientific insight, the pursuit of his profession as 
a scientific one, and the avoidance of puffing and quackery. Of all 
things, let him avoid that pest of society {Cheers). He feared, 
however, that the contest between legitimate medicine and quackery 
must last as long as there was moral and physical infirmity, and 
hope, fear, and credulity, predominated over reason and judgment. 
The legitimate candidate for practice should hold himself aloof 
from such degrading practices, and base his pretensions to public 
favour on science and intelligence. In order to secure this science 
and intelligence, the education of the surgeon should be commenced 
in colleges and universities : the early mental and moral training 
afforded by these institutions would engender honour and gentle- 
manly feeling, an attachment to all ancient institutions, and, he 
hoped, an essential union of the profession with the national church. 
— This last remark drew forth many expressions of dissent. 
REVIEW. 
Quid sit pulchrum, quid turpe, quid utile, quid non. — Hon. 
The Report of the Farming of Cornwall, to which the 
Prize was awarded by the Royal Agricultural Society of Eng- 
land. By W. F. Karkeek, Truro. 
No mean pride — no ordinary exaltation — quickens our pen on 
an occasion such as the present, when it becomes our duty, no less 
than our pleasure, to proclaim to the veterinary profession that 
one of their brethren has recently obtained the Prize of the Royal 
Agricultural Society of England; and for no less than having 
drawn up the best “ Report of the Farming of Cornwall.” To be 
sure, when the name of Karkeek is read, no person acquainted 
either with the man or his writings will feel surprise at his 
having succeeded in any thing of the kind he may have under- 
taken. Still, we feel a pride we have no care to conceal in 
holding up a professional brother as — at least upon paper — “ the 
leading star” amongst the agriculturists of the land of “fish, tin, 
and copper.” 
It is well known that the Royal Veterinary College took its rise 
in an Agricultural Society, — the ODIHAM; it is also known well 
enough that certain of the best ancient veterinary authors were like- 
wise Scriptores Rei Rusticce. Should we be asked if veterinary 
science acknowledges any other parent, we answer, “Yes!” and 
