VETEllINAHY AFFAIRS. 
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On how many of the above diseases has the Professor had the 
opportunity of attending and carefully studying the nature of the 
symptoms and the effect of the therapeutics which he recommends 
to be administered ? How many times has he in the College yard, 
or any where else, operated on cattle, so as to warrant the young 
surgeon in adopting the proper modus operandi ? What can be 
expected of a young man coming from such a school as this?— 
How will he compete with the country cowleech ] 
I will venture to say that he will find himself at a complete non¬ 
plus when called to the farm-yard on some serious case. What will 
be the farmer’s opinion of him, and of the school whence he came 1 
I hear of strange stories. I could point out the persons, and the 
places, and the times. “Well;” said the farmer, who had been 
looking on with indignation, and fear, and contempt, “ if this is 
the College veterinary surgeon there is so much talk about, we can 
do without him altogether. He neither knows how to bleed a beast 
or give her a drink. Just look at old Harry Wood, the cow-doctor; 
he can bleed a cow as it ought to be done, and he can, without 
assistance, drench her. We sent for the veterinary the other ' 
day to extract a calf from a cow. He pulled a ring off his little 
finger, and examined the cow for some time, and concluded by re¬ 
commending us to send for the butcher, as there was no possibi¬ 
lity of extracting it. Here was a pretty conclusion on a valuable 
milch cow, worth fifteen or sixteen pounds. Our Mary said, ‘ No ; 
we will send for old Harry, and have his opinion first.’ The 
young assassinator (for I think he is worthy no better title) was 
quite offended, and we could scarcely get him to stay until old 
Harry arrived to assist him. At length Harry came : he examined 
tlie cow, and turned her on her back ; and, in less than ten minutes, 
he extracted a healthy calf.” ' 
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Would not this have mortified the Professor had he been stand¬ 
ing by at the time, to see one of his class completely beaten out of 
the field by a disciple of the old school 1 
Is it not essential for a young man before he goes into a country 
practice with the title of a veterinary surgeon—T say, is it not 
essential for him to have a perfect knowledge on the diseases of 
all domestic animals'! Is the agriculturist to commit the charge of 
his valuable stock to half-taught professors, mere false pretenders 1 
