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such report was about being made, and that it would be sent to 
us as soon as printed, but we never received it. Why '{ Probably 
because it was not sent to us, the reason for which we prefer not 
to inquire for. 
The facts which we desire to state are en masse about the same 
as Prof. McEachran states in his letter. lie informed ns of his 
presence in New York, asked us to show him some cases of pleu- 
ro-pneumonia, which, our practice being almost entirely city prac¬ 
tice, we told him we could not do. He went to Washington. We 
told him we would inquire of Mr. McLean of Brooklyn, and 
let him know at his return. On inquiry from Mr. McLean, be¬ 
fore, at or after a meeting of the New York Veterinary Society, he 
told us that he had none at present, as he had destroyed the last 
case in a stable a few days before. 
Whether I mentioned Prof. McEachran’s name or not, I do 
not remember, and I doubt if it would have made any difference 
as to the result. We think Hr. McLean would have shown us 
pleuro-pneumonic cows with or without such special notice being- 
given. When Prof. McEachran returned to New York with Mr 
Gadsden, we told him that we did not know if Mr. McLean had 
any cases or not; that he had said that if we telegraphed to him 
he would do all he could to show us some; that we suggested the 
propriety of going to Brooklyn to see him; that we did so, in com¬ 
pany with Gadsden and Lockhart; that, thanks to him, and only 
to him, did we owe the special privilege of finding Blissville. 
These are the facts, and it can be seen that neither Prof. McEach¬ 
ran nor ourselves, can say “ you are another.” 
Regarding the letter addressed to Prof. McEachran by Mr. J. 
W. Gadsden, it appears to us very much like the fable of the bear, 
which, to save his master from the annoyance of ally, crushed his 
head with a heavy stone. We fear that our friend Gadsden in 
his desire to see “ truth come to the surface,” is too positive 
about statements attributed to us, as we are as positively certain 
that we did not express such belief. Our only .doubt was the 
chance of our exhibiting the gentleman the cases he was looking- 
for. 
A. Liautajrd. 
