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second case; and I have been infoimed by the knackers, that, in 
several instances, the pharynx and larynx were a complete mass of 
inflammation and gangrene, with but little appearance of disease 
in the trachea or lungs. It has attacked all ages, in the stable or 
at grass,—situated on a hill or in a vale,—drinking from stagnant 
pools or fresh water. 
I hope that some more enlightened veterinarian will favour you 
with a better history of this peculiar disease. 
We thank Mr. Brown for this account of the disease which 
prevailed in his neighbourhood, and particularly for his candid and 
satisfactory narrative of the treatment which he adopted. The 
epidemic so frequent and so fatal in London and its environs bore 
a different character, and required different treatment. We trust 
that some of our town veterinarians will favour us with a history 
of it. Edit. 
THE VETERINARIAN, AUG. I, 1828 . 
“ Licet omnibus, licet etiamraihi, dignitatem artis veterinarice tueri.”—C/cero. 
TO preserve the lives of his Majesty^s subjects, and the respec¬ 
tability of the medical profession, it has been deemed proper, in 
most civilized countries, that the competency of the medical pupil 
should undergo a strict examination before he is permitted to 
practise his art. We are willing to allow that similar, although 
not so cogent reasons demand that the veterinary pupil should 
pass through an ordeal of the same kind. 
Horses, sheep, and cattle have feeling,—they are valuable to 
their owners, and they should not be wantonly tortured or de¬ 
stroyed ; nor should the veterinary art, so intimately connected with 
medical and general science, be disgraced by the brutality or 
ignorance of the mere pretender. 
If the qualifications of the candidate for practice are to. 
undergo this necessary scrutiny, the examination should be con-^ 
