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must ever be the foundation of his judgment, and by skilful 
means in connection therewith he will carry them out, re¬ 
gardless of the pretensions which ignorance sets up, and 
the opposition with which he may be met. 
If this applies to individuals, assuredly it does so equally 
to those on whom, it may be said, devolves the duty of ac¬ 
cumulating together facts by which science is built up, 
and giving to them publicity. It is true they have to look 
to individuals to enable them to do this, and on turning 
over the pages of our Journal for the past year we do not 
think the subject-matter thereof is less varied or less inter¬ 
esting than that of antecedent years. We owe this to our con¬ 
tributors, with whom, in a very great measure, rests the 
character of this periodical. We began the year in arrears, 
and it was only at its close that we were enabled to bring 
them up, although we have not hesitated freely to make 
use of small type, and to give an occasional extra sheet. 
This is very gratifying to us, our regnant desire and aim 
always having been the weal of the profession, while at 
the same time we would not have “ mens conscia recti ” to 
be a mere idle phrase with us, but a verity, an assurance 
ever present. 
Having said this much, we may be now permitted to 
allude more particularly to some of the contents of the last 
year’s volume. Whilst those at home have not failed in 
their support, it has been enriched by communications from 
India, Australia, New Zealand, and America. Mr. Ernes 
and Mr. Watson have regularly furnished us with matter in 
their respective sections, and, in addition. Professor Brown 
has commenced a series of papers on an all-important di¬ 
vision—“ Veterinary Therapeutics;” all of which must tend, 
not only to maintain the standing of the Journal, but to 
enhance its worth. To Assistant-Professor Yarnell we have 
been indebted for an elaborate paper on a peculiar and very 
uncommon disease of the osseous tissue of horses, as well 
as for many remarks,” on cases forwarded to him, ex¬ 
planatory of the morbid and other changes that had taken 
place. 
