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inquiries — this is the business of physiology. It will be delightful 
to trace the uniformity of the principle by which all is effected, 
and the same principle pervading universal nature. 
“ The very law which moulds a tear, 
And makes it trickle from its source ; 
That law preserves the earth a sphere, 
And guides the planets in their course.” 
“ Pathology, that which will constitute the future practice of 
the pupil, and to which anatomy and physiology are but introduc- 
tory, comprises the symptoms and the treatment of disease ; and 
without an accurate knowledge of it, and that knowledge founded 
on anatomy and physiology, the veterinary surgeon will never 
shine in his profession.” 
Mr. Sewell illustrated this by reference to various diseases of 
the foot, and shewing how necessary an accurate knowledge of the 
structure and functions of the foot was, in order to comprehend or 
to remedy occasional disorganization of its various parts. 
“ It was only,” he resumed, “ by close attention to the anatomy 
of the part, and the disordered functions which it occasionally ex- 
hibited, that the peculiar disease of the larynx and the trachea 
and its muscles, denominated roaring, was discovered. At the 
commencement of this Institution, neither its nature nor its remedy 
were known ; but now, if it is not of too old standing, and the 
structural change is not too great, it admits of some palliation at 
least. 
“ There is a disease — Rabies — which has baffled practitioners in 
all ages, and for which no cure has yet been discovered : but if we 
are unable to accomplish a cure, we have arrived at a tolerable 
agreement with regard to its post-mortem appearances. There is 
inflammation of the brain, and more particularly of the spinal cord, 
and of that portion of it whence arise the branches that are distri- 
buted to the bitten part. 
“ Clinical Instruction. — This will be invaluable to the young 
student. It is by the side of the patient that he will be best able 
to compare the symptomatology which he has heard expounded by 
his preceptor, with the real indications of disease. He will parti- 
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