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proclaim his length of years/’ alas! “*tis gone to the tomb 
of all the Capulets.” “ Shoeing, on scientific principles,” 
has sealed its fate. 
But to return to the modus operandi of effecting all this; 
some one must take the initiative, and fortunately we 
have that one. Professor Sewell is the man! he stands 
in the position to do it all, to win for himself a new 
crown of laurels, and to have his name recorded in imperish¬ 
able marble as the greatest benefactor of his profession—the 
founder of a new epoch in its history. I therefore venture to 
call upon him to turn to advantage the justice that has at 
length been done him, by his election as President of the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and to mark his year 
of office with eclat , by acting as the mediator between the 
Council and the Governors. Let the first step be a conference 
between these bodies. It is not to be expected, nor perhaps 
would it be right, for me to say more on such a subject at 
this time. The hint is given, let others act. 
I pass to other matter, remembering that one of the 
chief objects of this address is to convey preliminary in¬ 
formation to the student. First, a word or two upon the 
books which you should consult, as needful auxiliaries in 
your studies. As Anatomy lies at the basis of all physio¬ 
logical and pathological knowledge, it must consequently be 
your primary object of investigation, and, for this purpose, 
you will find Percivall’s f Anatomy of the Horse* the best text¬ 
book in your dissections. For General Anatomy, I know of 
no work equal to Quain and Sharpey’s; the descriptive portion, 
treating of the human subject, makes it, of course, somewhat 
unsuited to your requirements in the dissecting-room: not¬ 
withstanding this, it may still be consulted with very great 
advantage, Todd and Bowman’s * Physiological Anatomy * 
is a work of the highest order. The same may be said of 
Carpenter’s f Principles of Physiology, General and Com¬ 
parative.* This work must ever stand as a monument of 
untiring industry, deep research, and extraordinary talent. 
Dr. Carpenter has also given us another very valuable book, 
his f Manual of Physiology.* Nor on this subject must I 
omit to name Kirkes and Paget’s c Hand-book of Physio¬ 
logy ;* of its kind, we may say truly, that none better can 
be found. On the f Principles of Surgery* we have Liston’s, 
Bransby Cooper’s, and Millar’s, all of the first class, all ex¬ 
pressly fitted for your study here, and for a place in your 
library hereafter. These remarks are equally applicable 
to Brande’s c Manual of Chemistry,’ Bowman’s c Medical 
Chemistry,* and Gregory’s i Organic Chemistry.’ 
