THE EDITORS TO TIIE1R READERS. 
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but they mean in future to do better, and more fully to answer 
that claim upon them which the display of their talent to amuse 
and to instruct has given their brethren;—we say, that we call 
upon all our friends to unite in the pursuit of physiological and 
pathological veterinary science. 
We must not presume to dictate too much to our contributors ; 
and to animadversions jrom every quarter that are not tainted by 
malignity, and in which common courtesy is not violated, we 
shall readily give insertion; still, if we could have our choice, we 
would rather have one practical than a dozen controversial papers. 
All communications, however, whether controversial or practi¬ 
cal, must be sanctioned by the name of the writer. We are sorry 
and ashamed to have to repeat this so often ; but we have re¬ 
ceived within the last month three anonymous contributions, far 
too personal and caustic, which we do not think that we should 
have admitted even if they had been authenticated by the signa¬ 
ture of the author; but which, as mere anonymous communica¬ 
tions, we cast aside with a feeling bordering on contempt, although 
we are not personally concerned. 
To Studens (?) we reply, that Mr. Youatt's lectures will be 
regularly continued ; but how rapidly, and the space which they 
will occupy in each Journal, must depend on the good pleasure 
of our contributors. We wish always to devote the first forty 
pages to original communications; and when we have not other 
things, these lectures must eke out the appointed quantity. They 
are condensed. They must be so, or there would be no end to 
them in a Journal published monthly. Those lighter illustrations 
which are absolutely necessary to relieve the tediousness of a 
lecture an hour in length, are omitted ; but no portion of the pith 
and marrow of them, if they have any, shall be lost; nor, for 
honesty's sake, shall any thing be superadded to them. 
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