GASTRITIS. 
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Mr. Editor, the Sub-Professor has set his musical Key to this 
delightful Song, which he has been singing on every occasion 
to the favourite tune of Blue Broth under the Border for the last 
seven years, and although the music has been so well managed 
as to tickle the ears of the Governors of the Institution, still, I 
am fully persuaded, should the Sub-Professor not possess musical 
skill enough to set his forthcoming Tuberculous Overture (which 
he advertized in the daily News Papers some four or five years 
ago) to new music, the old one will soon be put upon the shelf, in 
sub silencio, and lost sight of for ever. As some reason may be 
expected for this prediction, I will ask—Does Professor Cole¬ 
man join in a Duett with him in this Phantasma ? If he does, 
let him avow it; as yet I have always heard him deny Mr. 
SewelFs power of curing Glanders. A train of experiments for 
seven years at the Veterinary College under the eye of the Pro¬ 
fessor, besides those made by other Veterinarians, is I apprehend 
enough to incline the Governors to pause, and allow this noti¬ 
fied solo to go off the stage without calling out encore ; for, be it 
known, Mr. Editor, that Mr. Sewell has had his salary aug¬ 
mented, and has been remunerated in other, ways by the Go¬ 
vernors, for this supposed power of curing the Glanders. But, 
should it turn out to be a stumped-up hack of Mr. SewelTs, 
(and for aught I see and hear it is nothing more), why then let 
him ride it until it be worn out. But the Governors I think 
were premature in voting the money of the Institution before 
satisfactory evidence of the discovery had been laid before them; 
on the contrary, if it had been ample and conclusive, and had 
been borne out by the testimony of Professor Coleman and the 
Profession, then I say any remuneration the College could be¬ 
stow would be far below what ought to be given. 
Veterinarius. 
London^ Feb. 1828 . 
GASTRITIS. 
To the Editor of the Veterinarian ^ . 
Sir ; 
IT is with infinite pleasure I perceive the First Number 
of your periodical Journal published. I have not the least 
doubt that great benefit will be experienced by the Profession 
through its medium; as it appears very obvious that something 
of the kind is wanting, not only in being the cause of correcting 
