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THE VETERINARIAN, JULY 1 , 1830 . 
Ne quid falsi dicere audcat, lie quid veri non audeat.—C icero. 
The following letter is so flattering to us, and, in the main, so 
much in accordance with our sentiments, and so eloquently advo¬ 
cating the principles which have guided us in the conducting of 
our (as our friend Castley terms it, and the sin will lie at the 
door of such men as “the Looker on,” and “the Stander by”) 
increasing Journal, that we eagerly select it as our leading 
article for this month. We can form a pretty shrewd guess at 
the writer; but, let that be. We thank him for his advice, and 
we will endeavour to profit by it; and he will perceive that 
we have of late been endeavouiing to promote the object which 
he and we have at heart, in the very way that he points out. 
Few have accused us of impetuous zeal; and he may depend 
upon it, that we will not rashly compromise the interests of our 
profession, neglected and injured by its natural guardians, and 
undervalued by the public. The compliments which he pays us 
we will endeavour to deserve. 
To the Editors of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Gentlemen, 
I have watched with considerable interest the progress of 
your Journal. The vindication of the profession of which you 
and I are members is an object which you appear to have con¬ 
sistently and undeviatingly pursued—never with malignant or 
vindictive feelings, and even, I am told, at the sacrifice of personal 
interest. You appear, however, to me, like many other zealous 
men, to have over-rated your chance of success. You have prin¬ 
cipally regarded what the profession ought to be, instead of con¬ 
sidering what negligence and self-interest have made it, and will 
long continue to make it. You have dreamed of effecting sud¬ 
denly that which a long course of time can alone accomplish. 
There was a period when human and veterinary medicine were 
equally respectable, and, in fact, were often conducted by the 
same person. They were both degraded and lost in the barba- 
