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has been in practice for a number of years. Born in Scot¬ 
land/in 1822, Dr. R. Laidlaw came to the United States in 
i860, traveling for some time through the country, and finally 
settling in Albany, N. Y. His diploma bore the date 1840. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
A REPLY. 
Every year about this time the readers of the American 
Veterinary Review are treated to an article or two on 
“ Graduates and Non-graduates,” or “ Regulars and Irregu¬ 
lars.” It is an old “ chestnut,” and 1 wonder that the editor 
of the Review will publish such correspondence. Mention is 
made occassionally that good articles are left out for want of 
space or time. Would it not be well to insert them in place 
of this quack correspondence ? 
No doubt there are worthy men in the country that are 
practicing veterinary surgeons and are not graduates. Many 
of them have not had an opportunity to attend a course of 
lectures for want of time or money. Those men have the 
sympathy of all honest people. But when an empiric comes 
out and claims to know more and to do more than educated 
men, I can only quote the old adage in reply to his corres¬ 
pondence. “ Where ignorance is bliss ’tis folly to be wise.” 
Wm. Petrie, V.S. 
CRITICISM. 
Editor Review : 
\ 
Dear Sir :—Having read V. G. Hunt’s article in the 
Review on regulars and irregulars, I wish to make a few 
remarks, for such a letter as that would, or ought to, exasperate 
any regular practitioner to think a man like him would have 
the audacity to remonstrate the graduates by raging. 
Enclosed I hand you three dollars for the renewal of my 
subscription to the Review which I find indispensable. Al¬ 
though so many are clamoring for a law to throttle all irreg- 
