THE EDITORS TO THEIR READERS. 
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The farriers say, that the cause of death is violent inflammation 
of the bowels; while the less learned declare it to be horse 
cholera. In all, there have been seven cases and five deaths.”— 
Caledonian Mercury. 
It is hardly necessary to observe, in reference to the above 
newspaper unauthenticated statement, that, until they are fa¬ 
voured with something of a less dubious and indefinite com¬ 
plexion than this, the veterinary community are not likely to 
lend any credence to such reports. And, indeed, after the hum¬ 
bug that has been practised in other quarters, it behoves us to 
be more than ordinarily circumspect, how we put any faith 
whatever in any thing coming to us under the specious and 
imposing designation of “ cholera.” 
W. P. 
Windsor, March 15, 1832. 
THE VETERINARIAN, APRIL 1, 1832. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat.— Cickro. 
At the close of the year 1827, most of the kingdoms of Eu¬ 
rope, and some of the petty states, among other means of pro¬ 
moting the advancement of science, possessed a veterinary 
periodical. England, the only country in which the study and 
practice of the veterinarian was confined to one of the legitimate 
objects of his care, the only country in which veterinary im¬ 
provement, if not systematically discouraged, at least advanced 
slowly and unsatisfactorily, was destitute of this (we speak it 
with perfect consideration) best of all means for the detection of 
error and the propagation of truth. 
Deeply feeling this professional, national disgrace, certain in¬ 
dividuals, at the commencement of the year 1828, attempted to 
establish, not only one, but two veterinary journals. The old 
aphorism u festina lente” was forgotten here. Two could not 
possibly succeed in such a profession as ours then was; and it 
unfortunately happened, that the parties conducting these journals 
could not agree. Their object was the same, and their zeal equal; 
but they had such different methods of accomplishing that object, 
