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professor superintendent; Dr. Klein is the chemical assist¬ 
ant; and Mr. Duguid, formerly of the Albert Veterinary Col¬ 
lege, is the veterinary professor, who will take charge of the 
infirmary, and assist in carrying on the experiments which 
Dr. Sanderson will originate. 
The building stands on about an acre and a half of land, 
close to the Nine Elms goods station of the South-Western 
Railway. Two houses which were purchased with the land 
have been utilised as dwelling places for some of the officers, 
and two blocks have been added, one of which includes labo¬ 
ratories and studies, in which in future good work will doubt¬ 
less be done. The arrangements are on the most extensive 
scale, and every possible appliance for carrying on chemical 
and pathological investigation will be brought into position 
as time and occasion may serve. Another block includes a 
post-mortem, house, with convenient access from the road, a 
five-stall stable, some loose boxes, and a place where cattle 
and sheep may be kept; while at the further end of the 
ground there is a small building fitted up with hutches or 
cages for the accommodation of dogs. It is not necessary to 
criticise in detail these various divisions of the establishment 
—they will all answer their intended purpose as receptacles of 
animals; but we are bound to protect ourselves by the state¬ 
ment, the truth of which will be apparent to every practical 
visitor, that any one acquainted with horses and cattle could 
have suggested much more convenient arrangements, without 
encroaching any further upon the grounds or funds which 
were available for the purpose. As an infirmary for horses, 
cattle, and sheep, the institution would have no chance of 
success. Stock owners, as we know from experience, are 
much disinclined to send their sick animals to public hospitals; 
and the mere suggestion of experiments is enough to deter 
the most enthusiastic advocate of scientific research when his 
favourite hunter is the possible victim. We do not seriously 
mean that animals admitted for treatment will be made the 
subjects of experiments, but the vague apprehension of such 
a thing is sufficient; and it appears, from the stable arrange¬ 
ments at the Wandsworth Road establishment, that a well- 
filled infirmary is not among the contingencies provided for 
by the trustees. On the other hand, there is room enough 
for a few horses, half a dozen cattle, and half a score of sheep, 
which will suffice for the purpose of investigation. Some 
small dogs were the only patients we saw, unless we add 
sundry rabbits, evidently doomed for the benefit of science. 
Our impression, after a careful examination of all the ar¬ 
rangements, was, and is, that the Institute will be used as a 
