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THE VETERINARIAN, JULY \, 1842. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — C icero. 
They who have carefully attended to the progress of veteri- 
nary affairs, during the last two years, although they have seen 
much to excite their surprise and disgust, have felt assured that 
the dawning of better days was at hand. True it was, that igno- 
rance or selfishness, or both, too much prevailed in establishments 
that should have exhibited the triumph of science. True it was, 
that there were those who asserted, and more who were led to 
believe, that sterling improvement could be the result of neglected 
duty and inefficient exertion ; and, for awhile, the advocates of 
truth were regarded with suspicion and dislike. These delusions, 
however, would, of necessity, pass away, and justice would, ere 
long, be done to the interests of the agriculturist, and of the stu- 
dent of veterinary science. 
The plain matter of fact was this : It was pretended that all 
due attention was given to the education of the veterinary pupil. 
The agricultural world especially was taught to believe, that a 
knowledge of the proper and scientific treatment of the diseases 
of cattle would be acquired, although no adequate attention was 
paid, or on the existing system could be paid to it, by the Pro- 
fessors of the Veterinary College. Deluded by the promise of 
that which could not be obtained — for there was no adequate 
teacher — a considerable sum of money was voted to the Veterinary 
College, for the purpose of affording additional means of instruc- 
tion in the medical treatment of cattle, sheep, and other domes- 
ticated animals. 
It soon, however, became notorious, that no additional scientific 
instruction, that could lead to useful pnrposes, was given on this 
subject, or intended to be so, and that, with the exception of oc- 
casional attendance on one of the cattle yards, no opportunity 
was afforded to the student to prepare himself for the honourable 
discharge of his future duty. A committee was appointed to 
