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indulged in. It were utopian to expect that a oneness of 
opinion should exist at all times, nor perhaps would it be 
desirable; yet, on the other hand, it surely does not follow, 
because there are differences, that invective and detraction 
should be indulged in. There is a want of charity in this, 
and the golden rule is sadly forgotten. 
Gladly have we given insertion to observations con¬ 
demnatory of vivisections, and we rejoice that the Royal Society 
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took the subject up, 
and by appointing a deputation to visit the veterinary schools 
at Paris, manifested how strong their feelings were on this 
subject. Our own feeble voice has been honestly raised 
against it more than once, and sincerely do we hope that it 
may quickly be put a stop to. We believe man has no right 
to torture God's creatures, in the first place; and in the 
second, we are convinced that no corresponding benefit has 
resulted from the infliction of such barbarities, and most cer¬ 
tainly their repetition is altogether uncalled for. 
We have continued to extract from our contemporaries— 
received in exchange or otherwise—the different modes of 
treatment of disease in the human subject possessing any 
novelty, from a conviction that they often prove suggestive, 
and maybe frequently applied to the lower animals; those 
coming under the care of the veterinary surgeon. We have 
also endeavoured to place before our readers whatever we 
considered of worth to them in connection with the allied 
sciences. And surely all these are means conducive to the 
end w r e have in view—the continued onward progress of our 
common profession. They are the wheels within wheels of 
the great machine that is working out our advancement. 
As journalists, w T e would not merely echo the wants and 
wishes of the body, but be in some measure its pioneers and 
guides. We anticipate yet greater things, and hope to live to 
witness their realisation. We are desirous of leaving behind 
us, on the sands of time, some proofs of our labour, and have 
been solicitous to perform our duty in no cold, perfunctionary 
manner, but as actuated by a zeal according to knowledge, 
and with becoming ardour. 
