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the sound, although we shall often be disappointed, and, despite 
of all our care, the malady will continue to spread; but this whole- 
sale butchery, while it devastates the country, may totally fail in 
permanently eradicating the disease. 
Inoculation has been recommended, and practised to a consi- 
derable extent. It was founded on the supposed fact that animals 
that had once contracted the disease were safe from future in- 
fection. A beast was therefore selected in whom the malady had 
appeared in its mildest form. Matter was taken from some of 
the pustules, and the neighbouring cattle were inoculated by it. 
The consequence was, that in many cases the virus produced no 
effect; in some, an eruptive disease of a mild character appeared ; 
in others, the appearance of the eruption seemed not to afford the 
slightest preventive influence — and in too many cases it pursued 
its fatal course to the destruction of the patient. 
Our author now enters into a long but interesting detail of the 
preventive measures which were adopted by the French government 
in order to control the ravages of the disease ; but, as many of them 
would scarcely be tolerated in our country, we pass them over. 
In another number we shall commence the history of these epi- 
demics in the British Isles, and most thankful shall we be to 
those of our friends who will give us a sketch of these diseases 
as they appeared in different localities. 
THE VETERINARIAN, JUNE 1, 1842. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — Cicero. 
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 
COMMITTEE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
The Committee of Veterinary Surgeons feel it their duty, after 
somewhat more than twelve months’ active exertion for the ac- 
complishment pf the objects for which they were appointed, to 
lay before the members of the profession a Report of their pro- 
ceedings. 
It will be fresh in the recollection of those whom the Committee 
now address, that they commenced their undertaking with three 
especial objects in view : — 
