BY MR. T TURNKR. 
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mulgating scientific and practical knowledge as a curative means 
to be used for the various ailments incident to cattle, sheep, and 
all the domesticated animals. 
It is not too much to admit, that almost every veterinarian, 
whose avocation is in the country, must take deep interest in all 
points connected with instruction in this branch of the veterinary 
art. I fondly cherish a notion, from the prospects before us, of 
the dawning of the day when the graduated veterinarian will be 
deemed fully qualified to discharge every part of his duty, and that 
he will maintain an exalted position in every agricultural society in 
Great Britain, not only in his proper character as a gentleman 
and a scientific man, but acknowledged by them also to be the only 
true source whence practical skill in these matters can emanate. 
Then, and not until then, will the nobleman, landed proprietor, 
large and small farmers, land steward, and respectable bailiff', 
duly estimate his services, and banish for ever from their esta- 
blishments the uneducated pretender and itinerant dispenser of 
quackery. 
A mutual understanding must immediately follow between the 
employer and the employed, and whatever class of animal — no 
matter the ailment, whether sickness, accident, or lameness — the 
respectable veterinary surgeon will be applied to, his attention 
and science will be promptly rendered, and the pecuniary remu- 
neration for such matters so arranged as for the amount to be 
both honourable to the employer to pay and honourable on the 
part of the veterinarian to receive. In the adoption of this plan 
a frequent cause of vexation to the skilful practitioner, in vogue at 
the present day , may possibly be avoided, such as the following 
example : — 
The owner of a valuable animal — it is immaterial of what 
class — whose life is at the extreme point of danger, the case 
having taken on this character from the great length of time 
which may have elapsed since its commencement, has not thought 
it worth while to call in veterinary aid, judging that the animal 
would soon do very well without the doctor; when all of a sudden 
the owner, or his representative, begins to be alarmed, and ex- 
claiming, now we must send for Mr. So-and-so, for the beast will 
die sure enough, and that will be a pretty job, desires the mes- 
senger to tell Mr. So-and-so to be sure and come directly. Mr. 
So-and-so is soon with the patient, and by his skill and un- 
wearied attention restores him to health. This is highly gratify- 
ing both to the owner and doctor. Many very flattering and 
agreeable things are said by the owner in praise of science and 
its vast improvements, and, of course, it would be supposed that 
a lasting impression had been made upon this individual in favour 
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