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And I still apprehend that any person of practical experience, hav¬ 
ing seen the case, would entertain a similar opinion. 
The above, Sir, are the facts of the case briefly stated, in contra¬ 
diction of Mr. Mayhew’s assertions, which, in justice to myself, I 
feel called upon to refute; and, trusting to your well-known sense 
of fairness, and that you will oblige me by giving insertion in your 
valuable pages to the foregoing remarks, 
I have the honour to be, 
Sir, 
Your obedient servant. 
W. Percivall, Esq., 
Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
P. S. I may, perhaps, be excused for making comment upon an 
opinion advanced by Mr. Mayhew, to the effect that, when the 
contents of a melanotic tumour are exposed, there is no medicine 
that can heal the wound. I can, however, assure him, and those 
who may not be aware of the fact, that such an opinion is un¬ 
tenable, as I have witnessed several instances in which these tu¬ 
mours (and some of them large ones), having burst spontaneously, 
or been opened by design, have afterwards radically healed under 
the most simple treatment, and also without any treatment at all. 
PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE. 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Sir,—UNDER the conviction that the observance of strict pro¬ 
fessional etiquette is a most important, not to say indispensable, 
means of maintaining a proper feeling among the respective mem¬ 
bers of our profession, I feel justified in requesting the insertion of 
the following remarks :— 
About the middle of last month I was in attendance on a horse 
the property of a gentleman in my immediate neighbourhood, 
upon whose case the owner expressed a wish for a second opinion, 
to which I readily agreed, prefacing my consent with the qua¬ 
lification, that it was only for his individual satisfaction, since for 
my own part, I felt myself satisfied with the progress of my patient. 
I was next asked whether I had any objection to Mr. Mavor. This 
question having also met with an assent, that gentleman was 
accordingly called in. Shortly subsequent to his arrival, I was 
summoned to the box, and, after passing the usual reciprocal for¬ 
malities, I gave the history of the case, with my views and treat- 
