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THE VETERINARIAN, FEBRUARY 1, 1855. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — Cicero. 
THE INITIATORY ADDRESS OE THE EDITORS. 
“ To err is human ; to forgive divine/’ 
It may be the opinion of many of our readers, that to under- 
take the editorship of a journal which has been before the 
veterinary profession for so long a period as twenty-seven years, 
and conducted, too, by such eminent men as Mr. Youatt 
and Mr. Percivall, is an act of temerity which we should not 
have ventured upon, inasmuch as it is not likely to be suc- 
cessfully accomplished by us. It is, also, quite possible that 
we ourselves are not without some misgivings lest all that is 
expected from us should not be realised ; we have, therefore, 
chosen the above apothegm as the motto to this address. 
But it may be asked, — On what grounds do w T e hope for 
success? Are our abilities of that kind which will command 
the respect and confidence of the profession ? Have we any- 
thing new to offer ; or any better devised plan for adoption 
than that which has been acted on by those who have gone 
before us ? To these latter inquiries we confess to be obliged 
to reply in the negative ; nevertheless we unhesitatingly say, 
we do hope for success. Then returns the inquiry, — On 
what grounds? To which we answer, — lstly. The duties of 
editors are not foreign to us. 2dly. We are somewhat 
acquainted with the wishes and the wants of the profession. 
3dly. Our position gives to us many opportunities for 
acquiring that amount and kind of information which, by 
being disseminated, cannot fail to prove useful to the body ; 
and 4thly. We believe — truly believe — there are those in the 
profession, whom we have * entered on our list of friends/ who 
will give to us their countenance and support as long as we 
deserve them; and these it will be our earnest endeavour 
ever to merit. 
