232 THE CREST OF THE CHARTERED COLLEGE. 
that yet had known no bondage. A savage aspect is stamped upon 
the form, indicating the age when such a monster was believed to 
trample upon earth. 
The lines flow gracefully. They lead to and run out of one 
another in a manner which is more than pleasing. On the merits 
of the work we have, however, probably said sufficient to give 
the reader an idea of our opinion of its worth. We have now to 
speak of its application and fitness for the purpose which caused it 
to be executed, and here we see much that calls for praise. 
When the charter is attacked, and the rights of the veterinary 
profession threatened, the image which was to represent the crest 
of the incorporated body almost necessitated some allusion to the 
circumstances of the time. 
Without making this so conspicuous as to render the meaning 
offensively prominent, we must imagine the feeling has been 
embraced. The centaur holds the shield on which the aloe is 
relieved as if he were proud of its possession— capable and 
determined to retain it. He does not stand on even ground. 
Rugged is the place he treads, but still it indicates an upward 
course. The difficulties of the path are symbolized, but veterinary 
science, undismayed, ascends the rock, which yields but little to 
nurture or reward. 
A compliment which our heart tells us is deserved has been 
delicately expressed. Lest it should not be comprehended, the 
motto lies upon the ground. The words teach us for whose ser- 
vice the model was designed. 
Sincerely do we hope this work may be strictly kept to the in- 
tention which originated it. If it can be thus limited in its circu- 
lation, we have no doubt but its utility will soon be felt. The 
veterinary practitioner has too often to deal with ignorance. Not 
for himself, but for a large portion of his employers, especially in 
the country, was some symbol wanted to denote the title of the 
qualified. This appears to be the thing that was needed. An orna- 
ment such as a gentleman may admire, not a sign such as a 
bumpkin only would commend. Far removed from vulgarity, it 
yet is striking ; nor can we conceive there will be any thing dero- 
gatory in its display. The nobleman with pride places his coat of 
arms above his gate ; and surely the veterinarian who exhibits 
the crest of the college to which he belongs in his surgery displays 
a feeling that none could condemn. 
In conclusion, we enter fully into the wish of the gentleman with 
whom the idea has originated. He has, however, undertaken a 
responsibility such as will demand much caution, and occasionally 
some firmness. There is no desire on our part to question his in- 
tentions, or to doubt his fitness for the office he has assumed. Let 
