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proved accordingly. Literary societies, of all nations, publish 
their transactions. Professors and learned men of every profes- 
sion give to the world their discoveries, opinions, and practice : 
ay, and are proud when they see their works quoted and tran- 
scribed into the periodicals of the day. Mr. Muntz very recently 
made a motion in parliament that physicians’ prescriptions should 
be written in English at full length. These are not the days for 
medical secresy. The dark ages are gone by and nostrums, in- 
fallibles, and specifics must be erased from every medical man’s 
book, whether human or veterinary. Nothing will make a man 
eminent in practice but what is based on scientific principles. 
As jaundice is frequently attended by langour, inactivity, and 
loathing of food, we must endeavour to rouse into activity the 
dormant powers, both of body and mind, by reading, studying, 
and digesting. If we communicate the result through the pages 
of The Veterinarian, each successive month will bring a 
fresh supply of tonic literary medicine, that will ease the brain, 
give serenity to the spirits, improve the appetite, and diffuse a 
glow of activity through the whole constitution. Small bleedings 
of 2s. 6d. per month by The Veterinarian, for full thirteen 
years, have been found highly beneficial in removing obstruc- 
tions in the ductus communis choledochus. 
Icterus is often attendant on pregnancy : write for The Vete- 
rinarian, and a safe delivery may be expected. In the conva- 
lescent state, a change of diet may be had recourse to, consisting 
of papers on chemistry, agricultural chemistry, medical botany, 
and pharmacy : in fine, a charter and an act of parliament will 
be the means of preventing all unqualified persons from prac- 
tising, and will complete the cure. 
From G. Baker, Esq., M.R.C.S. et V.S., Reigate. 
Reigate, July 14th, 1841. 
My dear Sir, — Previous to receiving your communication I had 
perused in my Number of The Veterinarian the article to 
which you allude, and can only reflect with extreme regret upon 
the schism and want of union existing between the several 
members of our profession. Would each but consider himself 
to be united by principle in one firm bond of professional fellow- 
ship, this want of co-operation, these petty feuds and indivi- 
dual jealousies must necessarily cease. When a man can bring 
himself to regard one absorbing object in the closest point of 
view, provided always that it is not of a selfish tendency, it 
must naturally tend to throw all other objects into their relative 
