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satisfaction has been manifested by some of the profession, from 
se/Jish motives. It is the ignorant, and those of contracted 
views, whose minds have never been expanded by reading and 
reflection, — these are the drags on the wheels of science. 
You have nobly struggled, for the last thirteen years, in rear- 
ing your young V eterinarian ; he is become a fine boy, and no 
doubt will live many years after his father and present friends 
are gone hence, and seen no more. I have sent you an unique 
case, which I am sure will raise some steam, should it do nothing 
else. The composition may not be so refined as could be wished ; 
but I assure you that, between contested elections and my own 
business, I am nearly exhausted. 
You shall soon hear from me again ; in the mean time, keep up 
your spirits ; for you shall be supported. Believe me to be 
Your’s, faithfully. 
As a professional body, for a series of years, we have been 
practising our noble art, with a view to the prevention and cure 
of the diseases of the lower animals ; and hitherto we have suc- 
ceeded beyond our most sanguine expectations. I trust that my 
brethren of the profession will exonerate me of presumption in 
laying before them what I consider as an imperative duty, and 
the duty of every well-wisher of the profession. 
Having studied human as well as veterinary surgery, it may be 
presumed, at least, that I ought to have some little knowledge of 
the diseases incidental to the human frame above the majority 
of veterinary surgeons. True, some may say ; but we do not 
want human surgery mixed up with our own in our valuable 
monthly publication. This I readily grant: my only excuse is, 
that the disease I am about to bring under your notice is of a 
very singular type — sui generis— and peculiar only to the veteri- 
nary profession. For want of a more appropriate name, 1 have 
designated it veterinary jaundice. 
This species of jaundice is characterized by the patients seeing 
through a false medium. 
Causes. — Produced by absorption o ffellis bovini (not as John 
Taplin has it in the horse, from an overflow of his gall-bladder — 
he having no cystic bile). For some years past it has made its 
appearance in the metropolis and a few of the provinces ; but by 
judicious treatment the disease disappeared until May 1840, 
when it broke out afresh, and spread with great rapidity, and 
assumed a very malignant character. In consequence of Pro- 
fessor Sewell’s far-famed circulars on the then prevailing epi- 
demic among cattle, &c. addressed to the English Agricultural 
Society, and not as it ought to have been done, through the me- 
