OBJECTS OF THE VETERINARIAN. 
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the sluggard does not then arouse, he will take him by the 
shoulders and give him a hearty shake. If he does this with 
good-humour on his countenance, and sincerity in his heart, 
none can be justly offended ; or, if they will—they must. . 
These are important objects ; but there are others, we had 
almost said, even more important. There has hitherto been no 
mode of communication between veterinary surgeons. Each, 
honestly devoted to his profession, has either obtained a clearer 
insight into the nature of some disease, or has adopted a new 
and morq successful mode of treatment, or has made a valuable 
addition to our sadly limited college pharmacopoeia. This 
increase of knowledge would be confined to his own bosom, and 
would be buried with him. Even our best veterinary publica¬ 
tions contain only the opinions of the writers, or of their little 
circle of friends. 
A periodical work opens that mode of communication so much 
to be desired; and enables us, by the accumulation of new facts 
and discoveries, each perhaps little important in itself, but, in 
the aggregate, unspeakably valuable, to predict a more extended . 
and rapid improvement than the veterinary art has yet known. 
We earnestly call on every veterinary surgeon to assist us here. 
Each has records of singular cases, or peculiarities of practice, 
which ought not to perish in oblivion. 
Yes ! we will say that this is the most important object of ^^The 
Veterinarian.’’ Angry discussion will rarely do good, and will 
often injure the best cause. On the patient accumulation of 
experiment and fact must our ultimate improvement be founded. 
We cordially entreat the co-operation of our brethren so long as 
we are deemed worthy of it; and every communication shall 
receive due and grateful consideration. Our. cause is theirs ; 
and without their support our literary existence must speedily 
terminate. 
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VoL. I.—No. 5. 
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