CORRESPONDENCE. 
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was not a little surprised to find on pages 125 and 126 a pro¬ 
longed wail from Indianapolis. I would not, however, crave the 
privilege of space to answer M. J. Treacy, M.R.C.V.S., for 
myself, because he means me, as I have grown somewhat indu¬ 
rated of late years, and therefore proof against such puerile ema¬ 
nations. But he unjustly and unreasonably attacks the Turf, 
Field and Farm, which I have the pleasure to represent, and 
which is the only publication in this country that has ever advo¬ 
cated the cause of our profession and dared to defend it against 
the attacks of defamers and empirics. He would have you be¬ 
lieve that that paper had misrepresented him and therefore done 
him an irreparable injury. The fact is, the misstatement is clearly 
on his side of the house, which any one can readily see by refer¬ 
ring to the files of the dates therein referred to. The question of 
our correspondence was: u Is lie a M.R.C.V.S.? ” In both 
instances we answered “ He is” Will some one inform us how 
that kind of statement can reflect injury. Again he says: “I 
maintain that no journal has authority or liberty to misrepresent 
me in any way without at least granting me a chance of correct¬ 
ing them in their error.” Now, let us see how the doctor stands 
in that particular. He wrote us that our statement did not please 
him. We at once offered the use of the paper to make any state¬ 
ment that he desired. Our offer was, however, rejected, on the 
ground that his effort “would be handicapped by our comment.” 
Which to our mind shows clearly a lack of confidence in his posi¬ 
tion. Wishing, however, to remove every quibble that could 
possibly be distorted into a seeming unfairness, we replied that 
we would not comment at all, which elicited from him a postal 
card bearing the following date, “5, 12, 82,” and these words : 
“ Mashed my fingers badly; can’t write. Will take advantage of 
your kind and generous offer as soon as I can write legibly. M. 
J. Treacy, M.R.C.V.S.” 
This same card, which we now have before us, is in his hand¬ 
writing, bears his signature, and is quite legible. It strikes us a 
commission de lunatico might find work to do in Indianapolis. 
The fact is Dr. Treacy complains because we preferred to use our 
own instead of his words in answering our correspondent, the 
