THE EDITOR. 
477 
There still remains another annoyance to the veterinary sur- 
geon. There are a great many farriers in the country, and, per- 
haps, a few of them may take The Veterinarian, and make 
themselves acquainted with some of our operations. What then? 
The human surgeon suffers from the same cause. No one can 
prevent the quack from reading The Lancet or Medical Gazette , 
or the apothecary from copying their prescriptions, it is to be 
hoped that the charter will remedy this evil ; and we must blame 
ourselves if we do not obtain it in spite of College dissensions. 
Previous to Professor Coleman’s death, Mr. Sewell was a great 
advocate for the charter. He used to say that, providing any- 
thing should happen to Mr. Coleman, he would immediately in- 
tercede for it. Has he done so? Are there within the College no 
liberal minded men, from whom we may derive assistance and 
support ? Time will shew. 
From Mr. A. S. Copeman, V.S,, Walpole. 
My dear Sir, — It is with feelings of pleasure I obey your call ; 
and although there are very many among your correspondents 
far more competent to do justice to the subject than I am, I feel 
a duty and a pleasure in submitting my opinion as to the most 
effectual course to be pursued in the present crisis. 
Our cases, &c. should be clothed in more scientific language. 
In this 1 perfectly agree ; but the exclusive system is a degrading 
and a mad one. I fear that the real cause of all this jargon is 
not yet evident. I heard of it long since — firstfrom a veterinary 
surgeon, not many miles from the metropolis, and lately from seve- 
ral veterinarians of my acquaintance. From them I have learned 
that you are got into disrepute with certain parties for exposing 
tlie truth, and they are determined, by fair means or foul trickery, 
if in their power, to pay you for your trouble. Be assured that 
some exclusive trick to break up your Journal will be attempted. 
You must watch all the moves of the private public house party, 
for they may be sailing under false colours. Men of real science 
cannot be so inconsistent as to try to prevent the diffusion of 
knowledge, but secresy in any art is subversive of science, placing 
the person guilty of it on a level with the empiric. 
Stand fast to your motto, and speak out ; fora mincing, timid, 
partial declaration of the truth is own kin to a lie. Rather die 
with Tii e Vet erin a ri a n in your hands than resign a letter of 
it to the enemy. 
One of this party asked me why 1 did not write my letter re- 
specting the ewes of Lord H. to another person ; for, said lie, Mr. 
Youatt is not a veterinary surgeon — he knows nothing about the 
