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different to the science of veterinary medicine, and that our 
services are not so highly appreciated as they ought to be. 
I believe this is a great error, at any rate, I hope it is. I can 
assure you that a veterinary surgeon, possessing such quali¬ 
fications as I have portrayed, is very much respected, and to 
show that it is so, you will remember what 1 stated with 
reference to an army veterinary surgeon, and the assurance I 
gave you that there are plenty of instances of a similar kind. 
On my right and on my left [ observe several members of 
our profession whose moral position in society and pro¬ 
fessional reputation will bear the strictest scrutiny; and 
plenty of other examples, in private practice, can be met with 
in every county in Great Britain and Ireland. I trust you 
will use all your energies to preserve this standard, which you 
will assuredly accomplish if you carry out this noble principle, 
Do everything that becomes a man, and avoid everything 
that can degrade him/’ Make this precept a focal point, upon 
which every act of your life shall turn. Let all your investi¬ 
gations be actuated by a love of truth; Lord Bacon said that 
the essential form of knowledge is nothing but the re¬ 
presentation of truth.” Never, for the sake of money, under¬ 
take to cure that which you believe to be incurable, nor 
exaggerate trifling diseases to make them profitable, nor 
attempt to take credit were none belongs to you ; and, above 
all, never attempt to raise or even support your own repu¬ 
tation at the expense of another’s. Let these thoughts be 
ever present in your mind, and a desire to persevere in 
honorable exertions will be strengthened. Remember, I 
again say, that noble principle just quoted :—“ Do everything 
that becomes a man, and avoid everything that can degrade 
him.” 
