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where the veterinary practitioner can endorse the same sen¬ 
timent. Take a statement of facts, and it will show you how 
veterinary practice is absorbed by empirics in this district, 
where there is sufficient practice within a circumference of 
sixty miles of this town to employ fifteen veterinary surgeons 
well, and enable them to appear as professional men should 
do. But how do matters really stand? There are twenty 
quacks practising as veterinary surgeons, besides twenty cow- 
doctors ; and most of these latter also dabble with horses as 
well, when they can; and strange to say there are only three 
veterinary surgeons who are members of the R.C.V.S. within 
this wide circumference. But I doubt not that the committee 
are aware of the existence of such a state of things, having 
received similar statements from hundreds of other practi¬ 
tioners, although I hope not so bad as in this district. I am 
perfectly satisfied that this state of things could not long 
exist were we protected by law, which, injustice to the public 
and ourselves, we are entitled to. Besides this, it would be 
a great inducement to well-educated young men to enter the 
profession ; and I hope the committee will never break up 
until it has accomplished this most desirable object. I also 
trust the whole profession will speak out, and rally round 
the committee with all the influence they can bring to bear, 
as well as the needful, to obtain so desirable and valuable a 
boon to the profession. 
To the Editors of ‘ Tty Veterinarian / 
LioiVhKY 
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AN. ©PARIAN TUMOUR IN A EWE.— 
AMPUTATION OF THE PENIS OF A HORSE. 
By S. J. Wills, M.R.C.V.S., Axminster, Devon. 
Gentlemen, —I have forwarded to you, addressed to 
Professor Simonds, a large tumour, which a gentleman in 
the neighbourhood sent to me this morning. 
It was taken from a horned ewe that had been unwell for 
about a year and a half, and was supposed to be “code” 
(rotten), and latterly appeared to be in lamb. But the time 
of parturition being much past, and the ewe getting worse, 
she was killed. On opening the abdomen the tumour im¬ 
mediately protruded. It was attached, and found to weigh 
nearly 7 lbs. Unfortunately some cats got at it, and soon 
