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the City of Philadelphia against either of these institutions, the 
charge being wholly of an individual character against McClure. 
From these facts, which we assert to be true in every particular, 
the impartial reader will readily acknowledge the injustice done 
these schools, but more particularly to their graduates. The first 
or January number of the American Yeterinary Review I did 
not see, or I would have answered the calumny at once. 
In the list of American veterinary works mentioned by the 
editor of the American Yeterinary Review I notice “ works by 
Jennings and McClure.” Now, I do not wish to charge Prof. 
Liautard with maliciously associating these names, but rather at¬ 
tribute it to want of information upon the subject. My father’s 
works, ‘The Horse and his Diseases,’ published in 1860, ‘Cattle 
and their Diseases,’ in 1862, ‘ Sheep, Swine, and Poultry,’ in 
1863, and ‘ Horse Training made Easy,’ in 1865, have no other 
name associated with them, nor is my father’s name associated in 
any manner with any of McClure’s publications. The works 
themselves prove the assertion. A review of my father’s first 
work, by Prof. John Gaingee, will be found in vol. iii of the 
Edinburgh Yeterinary Review , 1861; in which he says: “ The 
above work favorably contrasts with other American publications 
on veterinary science. It indicates care in preparation and knowl¬ 
edge on many subjects connected with veterinary science. It is 
not quite up to the day when compared with many European 
works, and on some subjects remarkable deficiencies are observed.” 
It is quite as remarkable that Prof. Gamgee should expect an 
humble author in a new country, where veterinary colleges hardly 
had a foothold, to compare with European authors, who have the 
advantage of more than half a century. He finishes his review 
as follows :—“ We repeat that, on the whole, Mr. Jennings has 
proved in advance of his countrymen.” Considering that Prof. 
Gamgee is one of the most severe critics known to the world, I re¬ 
gard it as very complimentary to my father. The United States 
Veterinary Medical Association was also planned and organized 
through the efforts of my father, proof of which is at your own 
door in an article that appeared in the North American and 
United States Gazette of Philadelphia, March 5th, 1863, and 
