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glanders, and having an extensive ulceration of the Schnei¬ 
derian membrane, with all the other symptoms of the 
malady. On each of these occurrences his owner had him 
isolated from the rest of the stock, exhibited some tonic 
medicines, fed him liberally, and adopted other ordinary 
means for his restoration, and with apparent benefit. On the 
passing away of the leading symptoms, particularly on a 
subsidence of the discharge, and a healing of the ulcers, 
he was again brought into work : but what was the con- 
sequence? why, continued outbreaks of glanders and farcy 
in their most virulent form, and the destruction of many 
other horses of far greater value and usefulness, and which 
otherwise might have remained healthy and able to do their 
work for years. Often have we seen six and eight of these 
victims sent away at a time to the knackers to be de¬ 
stroyed ; the evening being selected, so as to avoid public 
observation. 
We would counsel Mr.T. A.Dollar not to endeavour to build 
his fame on such a false basis as this, nor to expose himself 
to the accusation of endeavouring to raise himself at the 
expense of the Royal Veterinary College. Many before 
him have ineffectually tried the same thing. According 
to his own confession, Mr. Dollar had recourse to a trick 
to obtain a second opinion from Mr. Varnell. Why was 
this ? And why was the horse not also shown to the Vete¬ 
rinary Surgeon of the Police force, whose evidence agreed 
with the original certificate of Mr. Varnell? The pro¬ 
fessional reputation of a public man we had hoped w r as 
too highly prized for any member of the body to attempt 
to filch it away, seeing that he, also, must suffer by 
the success of his scheme. We unhesitatingly aver that 
such conduct is unworthy of a professional man, and has a 
parallel only in the practice of cc horse copers / 5 who to ob¬ 
tain their dishonest ends will stain white legs to make them 
black, cut tails to make them shorter, and, indeed, leave 
nothing undone by which they can deceive. We may blush 
for our profession, if, among us, men are found who will de¬ 
scend to similar practices, but at the same time we can well 
