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the Registry, particularly as regards Army veterinary surgeons. 
However, as subsequent events very soon proved that that 
gentleman—though a member of council—when requested in 
council to give some information as to the appointment of un¬ 
certificated men to Her Majesty’s service, declined doing so, 
we read that it was moved and seconded, that a minute should 
be made of his refusal: which was done. I think that further 
notice should be taken of it, in some way or other, if possible, 
and was in hopes of seeing some remarks in the number for 
this month. I have looked over the bye-laws, to see if any one 
of them would bear on the subject; but although there is one 
relative to the misconduct of candidates and members, there is 
nothing immediately touching on this point. I am sorry for it. 
If he does not choose to give informmation when in council, 
why does he go 1 unless to glean all he can 1 If he does go, he 
is bound in honour to give every assistance when requested, 
especially on a subject with which he is, or ought to be, so 
conversant. His silence tacitly admits that such appointments 
have been made, and reflects no small discredit on himself, and 
those who were concerned; and at the same time shews that he 
cannot have the interests of that profession at heart to which he 
belongs, and of which, I regret at his time of life, he has shewn 
himself so unworthy a member. I will say no more ; but leave 
him to think over this quietly, and then ask himself, whether 
he has acted honourably to his profession or not! 
Believe me, 
Your’s faithfully, 
F. King. 
Stanmore, June 10, 1852. 
GENTIAN AN AUXILIARY CATHARTIC. 
To the Editor of u The Veterinarian 
My dear Sir,—I HAVE much pleasure in sending you a note 
I have received from Mr. Howell, Y.S. Rochdale, with a sum¬ 
mary of twelve cases, in which he experimented on the effect 
of gentian in aiding the purgative action of aloes. 
I have already sent you a note from Mr. J. Brown*, V.S., 
Whitefriar Street, London, on the same subject. 
On my return from India, in January, I found in one of the 
numbers of The VETERINARIAN of last year a communication 
* If Mr. Brown will send us some cases in point, we will publish them.—E d. Vet.- 
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