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VETERINARY OBITUARY. 
Percivall was the consistent and strenuous advocate for mingled 
firmness and moderation; that, after the publication of Mr. W. 
Percivall's Lectures, and, subsequently, of The Veterinarian, 
had caused all intercourse to cease between those who, for thirty 
years, had been brothers, a friendly feeling lurked, or rather was 
cherished in his mind towards the Professor, and his uniform lan¬ 
guage to his son and his friend was, 66 Pursue the course you 
have marked out for yourselves; it is worthy of The Veterinarian 
and of you. Attack, expose the measures, but spare the man. 
You may have your private w rongs—I have—but your w r ork be¬ 
longs to the public; and dare ever to shew that you are in the 
slightest degree influenced by malignity or revenge, and I will 
disow n The Veterinarian and you.’' It may not, then, be going 
too far to say that, to a very considerable degree, John Percivall 
gave tone and feeling’ to this Journal. Pie was too generous 
and noble to ally himself with that which had for its secret 
sprng any of the baser passions of our nature. The spirit of 
him whom both of them knew' and loved so w r ell will continue 
to control and direct the Editors in the conduct of a w ork anxi¬ 
ously nursed by him in its infancy, mid regarded with exultation 
when it had reached a somewhat mature growth. 
* John Percivall was, however, more an author in the “ Lec¬ 
tures” of his son. Mr. W. Percivall acknowledges, that to his 
father he was indebted for much, nay, most, of the valuable 
practical information contained in them. The w T riter of this obi¬ 
tuary has heard Mr. William Percivall frequently declare, that 
his father took quite as much interest in “ The Lectures on the 
Veterinary Art” as he did himself, and probably a great, deal 
more; and felt as much gratification as did the son in the fa¬ 
vourable reception they met with from the public. 
Up to the hour of his death he was engaged in veterinary 
g ursuits. At the commencement of this session he w T as elected 
resident of the Veterinary Medical Society, and occupied the 
chair whenever his health w T ould permit him to appear among 
his brethren. His mild and gentlemanly behaviour, and his rea¬ 
diness to communicate a portion of that valuable practical infor¬ 
mation which he possessed, w r ill not be soon forgotten by any 
of the members. At the meeting of the Society, twelve days 
before his death, he officiated as president. Pie looked better 
than he had for a long time done; and some were congratu¬ 
lating him on his apparently returning health. He had, a little 
before, brought to completion “ the Horse Sandal;” and he then 
favoured the Society with a paper which wall doubtless appear 
in The Veterinarian, and be regarded with peculiar interest. 
