CORRESPONDENCE. 
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The following are the facts: On the 16th of January last, I 
telegraphed from Ottawa to Prof. Liautard to meet me in New 
York, which he did on the 18th. He could not give me any in¬ 
formation on the subject of pleuro-pneumonia in New York, 
Long Island or New Jersey, and knew of no cases, but promised to 
make such enquiries as would discover the disease if it existed 
during my absence. I returned in eight days, and as I knew that 
a meeting of the New York Medical Association had taken place 
on the Monday, when Prof. Liautard would have an opportunity 
of making enquires, I was disappointed to be told that he could 
not direct us to a single case. I was accompanied by Alexander 
Lockhart, M.R.C.V.S. and J. W. Gadsden, M.R.C.V.S. We saw 
Dr. Liautard, Dr. Robertson and Mr. Holcomb. Not one of them 
could direct us to a case, and I quite agree with Mr. Gadsden in 
saying we would have left there without seeing any case if I de¬ 
pended on our friends at the American Veterinary College. They 
either wished to deceive us or they knew’ nothing of the disease, 
and if they spoke the truth they one and all were sceptical of its 
existence. 
On the authority of Mr. McLean, of Brooklyn, I have it that 
Prof. Liautard did not make any enquiries at the meeting, and 
only called him b\ck after it was over to ask him if he could show 
him any cases of pleuro-pneumonia, without mentioning my name 
to any one. I will leave it for Messrs. Gadsden. Lockhart and 
McLean to prove the correctness of these statements. 
It is to be regretted that the only organ of the profession in 
America should attain an unenviable reputation for ungentle- 
manly attacks on those members of the profession who do the 
most for its elevation. 
Bv inserting this with the inclosed letter from Mr. Gadsden, 
you will oblige your’s truly, 
D. McEaohran. 
Prof. D. McEaciiran : 
Philadelphia, July 5th, 1879. 
Dear Sir—On looking over this month’s Veterinary Review, 
