CORRESPONDENCE. 
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edited by Prof. Liautard, N. Y. (a few minutes ago) I was very 
much surprised to read on the last page (170), that “• Two state¬ 
ments appear, wh ich are so at variance with the truth that we can - 
not refrain from calling attention to them.” As the veracity of 
two professional men are thus brought into question, I cannot let 
this post leave without stating most positively that Prof. Liautard, 
in my presence, did tell you, more than once, that he did not be¬ 
lieve there was any cases of contagious pleuro-pneumonia in or 
near New York , as he had made inquiry of several persons who 
would be likely to know, for a week past, and had not heard of 
any cases. At your request he telegraphed to a veterinary sur¬ 
geon at Brooklyn, who, 1 believe, answered “no cases here at 
present.’" But when Dr. A. Lockhart volunteered to get a car¬ 
riage and take us to Brooklyn to see if we could find any cases 
there, you invited him, Prof. Liautard, to accompany us. We 
called on Dr. McLean, veterinary surgeon of Brooklyn, who very 
kindly told us where we could find some cases; in fact took us to 
them, although out of his District. 
I am quite sure that up to this time, Prof. Liautard was “ scep¬ 
tical of its existence,” and if you had believed what he told’ you 
in my presence at the Veterinary College, New York, on the 25th 
of January last, you would have left there without seeing the num¬ 
bers of cases near Brooklyn. Of course, I need not relate the ter¬ 
rible sight. I am satisfied Dr. Lockhart remembers the conversa¬ 
tion, also the result of it all. 
I write this only as a lover of truth and justice. Yon are at 
liberty to do what you think best with this letter. Trust you are 
well. Pray excuse this hurried scrawl, as it is just post time. 
Yours respectfully, 
John W. Gadsden, V.S. 
In reply to the above communications I would say, that if four 
months have been allowed to pass without our notice of the offi¬ 
cial report of Prof. McEachran, it is for the simple reason that 
we did not see it until the “ Four Bovine Scourges” was sent to 
us from England. True, we were told by Prof. McEachran that 
