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from the forge and the farriery, into the pharmacy, the 
dissecting-room, and the lecture-hall ; has developed its own 
resources ; has acquired its own social position ; has earned 
for its members the rank of gentlemen ; has become part 
and parcel of the honour of the British and Indian army ; 
and has succeeded in implanting the sentiments of humanity 
in the popular mind ; so that this feeling, as directed 
towards the brute creation, has become a powerful law of 
society. It has done all this ; and year by year it is acting 
with greater power. I think I am not wrong in drawing 
this deduction, that the present state of our profession, since 
it does not depend upon legal sanction and protection, but 
upon the free will of the community, is a proof that we have 
to a great extent, been faithful to our trust ; and that the 
country feels a real want of our services ; also, that whatever 
privileges the state may hereafter be pleased to bestow upon 
us, they have been legitimately earned. Our status in the 
world does undoubtedly depend upon the progressive 
advancement which has long been taking place in veterinary 
science ; and it is your duty, as pupils, to prepare yourselves 
within these walls for the continuance of the work that has 
made the profession what it is, and ultimately to earn for it 
even a better standing than that attained by your predecessors. 
From Professor Simonds you will receive instructions on 
general Physiology, and on the Anatomy and Pathology 
of other Domesticated Animals, excepting the Horse. 
Professor Morton will be your guide and director through 
the beautiful paths of science w 7 hich lead to a knowdedge of 
Chemistry, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy. 
To Assistant-Professor Yarnell you will have to look for 
information on Descriptive Anatomy and the art of Dissecting. 
Mr. Yarnell will also assist me in the clinical instructions 
and the general practice of the infirmary. 
The lectures on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology 
of the Horse, will be delivered by myself. Each of these 
subjects must receive your earnest attention, for they are 
indispensable to your complete education. Thus, without 
materia medica you w r ould be uninformed respecting the 
substances w 7 hich are used in the treatment of disease; with- 
out pharmacy, ^ou would have no idea of how these sub- 
stances are combined or correctly prescribed ; and without 
proficiency in chemistry, you w 7 ould have merely an empirical 
knowdedge of materia medica. Besides w hich, chemistry is 
absolutely necessary for the education of every professional 
man w 7 ho has any pretensions to a standing in society. 
The Rules further provide for your regular attendance to the 
