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nlar practitioners and to stop this species of writing, would 
it not be a good idea to lay a heavy tax upon the irregulars 
and turn the proceeds into a pension fund for these regulars 
who can get no business, and who are crying aloud for pro¬ 
tection. I for one would gladly pay my share of the tax. 
He also said the practice ot medicine may be a science, but 
rather incomplete, and then tried to illustrate it by President 
Garfield’s case, and the moonshiner of North Carolina, which 
at the same time was shot so full of holes that his hide would 
hardly hold ear corn, and was caused by an obscure moun¬ 
taineer surgeon. 
What a beautiful expression! it is just such illiterate in¬ 
dividuals as him that makes so many people have such little 
confidence in the veterinary profession, and it is to be hoped 
the time is coming soon when such men will be known no 
more, and if Mr. Hunt would like to know my address so he 
can answer this, he will find it is, 
Hiawatha, Kans. H. T. Carpenter, V.S. 
[This subject is now closed, and no further communication 
will be received, as we fear but little good to the profession 
at large could be derived from it.— Editor.] 
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Dr. J. H. Collins, of Akron, Ohio, writes: “ 1 would like 
to correspond with some young veterinary surgeon wanting 
a good place to locate. This is a town of over 30,000, with 
good country surroundings. 1 am going out of practice, on 
account of age, and would like a graduate of the American 
Veterinary College. He must be respectable and temperate. 
I will assist him all I can to start. Address as above. 
A first class veterinary practice for sale in Washington, 
Pa. For further information, terms, and reason for sell¬ 
ing, etc., address F. A. Wiltrant, V.S., Washington, Wash¬ 
ington County, Pa. 
