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Correspondeuce, etc. R OWE, Veterinary Surgeon R., R.A. (A batt. TIth Brig. ) to England, overland, from date of embarkation, to appear before a medical board. The underm entioned officers have leave of absence : BOULTER, Veterinary Surgeon F. C. (E batt. C Brig.), R.H.A., to Maunpore, f()r fourteen days from August 25th, on medical certifi cate. P ,I I LI PS, Veterinary Surgeo n c., is directed to proceed from Agra to Barrackpo re, for duty with Royal Artill ery. POWELL, Veterimry Surgeon B . A . W. (doing duty with D. batt. rrth Brig. Royal Art.), to Mussoorie, from May 17th to October 3 1St, on medical certificate.
£Dbituarp. Mr. S. Greenlees. M. R. c.V.S., of Todmorden, Lancashire, died on Jun e 2. H e studied in Edinbur~h, and rece ived his rliploma April 16, 1867. Mr. J. J. Plunket, Royal Artillery, whose demise we recorded in our last issue, died August 24. The veterinary, in common with th e m edical profession, must deeply regret the death, a t the age of sixty-t hree years, of Dr. J. Hug hes Bennett, Profe,so r of the Institutes of Medicine in the Edinb urgh University. Thi s m ela ncholy e vent occ urred at Norw ich on Septe mber 25th. Professor Ben nett's contributi ons to general and comparative,no less than to h uman, physiology and path ology, a re \'ery numerous, and some of th em of great in terest and im porta nce. His investigat ions into the growt h of pa rasitic fun g i on anim als were of speci al interest to th e veterinarian, an d he was one of th e fir st to SllOW th a t certain cu ta neOllS diseases of the hum a n species are due to th ese organisms. His origi nal views wit h regard to inflammation brought about a m ost beneficial change in its treatmen t-a cha nge wh ich has been attended with the happiest results in veterinary medicine. Hi s other services to m edical science, an d his large cont ributi ons to its li terature, stand as a worthy monument to his ab ility, originalit y, and never-ceasing industry.
Th e Vderinary /olwna!. common pla ca rd indeed), it is a nn oun ced th at" ;\1r. - -, M ember of the Royal Colle~e of Veterinary Surgeons, Vete ri nary Surgeon, is in at tendance at the' l\l alt S ho\'cl ' during the Fair, for the purpose of Examining Hors es." This medium may be in every way congenial t o th e man who h as no hi gher n otion of th e du ty h e owes to hi s profess iolJ, or the res pec t du e to him self; b ut th e practi ce stands co nd emn ed by every m ember \\'ho has a ny rega rd for h is calling. The" cab man's res t," th e" sa ndwi ch man," and the" ;\'lalt Shovel," are more fitted for th e decepti\'e ann ouncements of a mounte bank th a n th ose of it legitimate pract itioner in \'ctcrinary m edi cin e. \ Ve are certain that no m ember of our profession with a spark of gentlemanly feelin g, or th e fa intest idea of hi s r espons ib ility, would bring d isgrace up on himself and the wh ole of hi s colleag ues by resorti ng t o such unworthy devi ces. \ Vill so me of the Birming ham \'etc r ina ry surgeons take this defamer of r es pectab ilit y to ta sk? If he has any sense of propriety, he may yet be m ade to m end h is ways. ] NOTI CES TO CORRESPO. DE,\"TS.
0/ Victo rill is thanked for hi s generous remarks o n bebal f of the VdcriJlfl ry 7 v/lrll rl l, and for his promise o f
TIrE ellitor of the Y o"rllll! 0/ llie X aiioll n! A .t;rimllltml Society a~ ~ j~tallce.
vVe take th is opportunity of a ck n o v.;1edging o ur g ra te fu l appreciation o f th e ve ry compliT11Lntary mann er in \\ hich the Cli it o!"s of til t: press in thi s cou ntry a n d abroad htl \'e spoken of the earlier nn mhe rs of this Journal, and their good wi shes fo r its success . 'o thing in our powe r siJall be It:ft undone to make it wo rthy o f acce ptati o n as th e reprc::i~ ntatin~ , ill the English language, of modern Vet erinary ::;eicn ce. '~l it h th is de ter min ati on, ,. . ·jth "truops o f friends." a nd with the .s upport and encouragement o f the \"t:~ tc r i nary , and many of the m e mbers o f th e med ical pro fe ssio n, th e prosperity o f the Ycnturc, which we ne\'er fo r a mom ent doubted, is already assured.
Mr. H ill' s cn se of ,. ScrOfula ," Cyclop's .. Rupture of t he Colon," Five Po ints" I nd igesti on," \ Ir. :\lac(;illi,Tay's paper on C Azotu ria a nd Hysteria," Mr. W oodger' s o n G8.s tro -Enterilis:" a nd o ther pa.pers whic h we re una"'oidably pressed out in this numb er, will appear in o ur next. I
Communications, Letters, Books, etc., Received. CO~IM U ~ICAT I ONS
have been received from A. Broad . L ondon; G. !'v[itchel l, Melbourne,
Australia; A. Adrian Jon es, (J Ut'en's Bays, 1\. ewbridge; Staff Ve t ~ rinary ~lIrgeo n J. Coli ins, Dublin; J. M. Pa rker , Birmin gham ; J. VY. Hill, \Volverh a mpton ; YV . H.
j one" B r idg~llLl ; " Five Poinl s; " J. Lam bert, 17t h Lancers. Dublin; .. Cyclop;" J. \ Voodger, junr., L ondon; A. E. ~l acGillivray , Banff ; G. J. Go uld, Southam pIOn ; J.
F reema n. Hull. T iJd! Pdl':RrC1l', Th e Phys iology o f the Circubtion in P lants. in the Lower Anima.l s, and in 1'\}an; C', Biih1l1, K albeficber und lvli lzhrand ; C. y. Volt..f!ita ll , D.D., \ 'h'j sec tion: a Sermon; Annua l Rl!tJ o rt o f the Ve terinary Department o f th e P riv y Counci l for Ihe Yea r 1874. ] OUR~ A LS: th e A IIlla/,:s de !11M, V.!//rill airc de fl rlt ... e!!es; DCl(lsc/u Zeilscltnjl/lir 'l;i ierJll cdicill ,. A clliv /iir t ViSJfllsdJlljllidle '!Iud Prud iselie Tlui rluilku 11 de ; R t::t.: tlt.:it dt! ;1lIJdil:illc Vtftifrillfl irc,' the / "t:h: r illll ria ll . N E WSPA I' E I{ S . th e lvEocrlc.ifield C(} lIrit:r alld f ier ,ll d .. th e J Oli rn a l 0/ tIle lV el liollal A g ric il ltu ra l Suciety 0/ Vidoria (three copies) ; the J/dboU YlI C A / ~![lIs ; the Irish Tit/les ,' A c.:ker ba u Zeilllllg ; the Spur/sm ell" ,. L and 'lIld ~·Vatcr; fJo.lJl/pslLire Adverlis,:r. B OOKS:
All Communicati ons , Books for R e\'iew. Ad \'e rti sement s, etc., must be addressed to the Publisher, 20, K ing \.Yi lliam S t reet . Strand . Vi.C. Morbid Specimens are to be forwarded a dd ressed to the Editor, "Veterinary J oumal," Brown ln s lituti on, \Vandswo rth Road . L ond on , Co mn1uni c:l lio ns must be accompanied by the n nme of the writer, whether he may desi re to ha \'e it publi shed or not. An onymous letters and articles ca nn ot be in sert ed. The E d itor does not hold himsel f idenliti"tl wilh the views or opinions expressed by Contri butors. Com munications for insertion in tlte next number must arrive on or before the 15th of the present month.
£Dbituarp. Mr. S. Greenlees. M. R. c.V.S., of Todmorden, Lancashire, died on Jun e 2. H e studied in Edinbur~h, and rece ived his rliploma April 16, 1867. Mr. J. J. Plunket, Royal Artillery, whose demise we recorded in our last issue, died August 24. The veterinary, in common with th e m edical profession, must deeply regret the death, a t the age of sixty-t hree years, of Dr. J. Hug hes Bennett, Profe,so r of the Institutes of Medicine in the Edinb urgh University. Thi s m ela ncholy e vent occ urred at Norw ich on Septe mber 25th. Professor Ben nett's contributi ons to general and comparative,no less than to h uman, physiology and path ology, a re \'ery numerous, and some of th em of great in terest and im porta nce. His investigat ions into the growt h of pa rasitic fun g i on anim als were of speci al interest to th e veterinarian, an d he was one of th e fir st to SllOW th a t certain cu ta neOllS diseases of the hum a n species are due to th ese organisms. His origi nal views wit h regard to inflammation brought about a m ost beneficial change in its treatmen t-a cha nge wh ich has been attended with the happiest results in veterinary medicine. Hi s other services to m edical science, an d his large cont ributi ons to its li terature, stand as a worthy monument to his ab ility, originalit y, and never-ceasing industry.
Th e Vderinary /olwna!. common pla ca rd indeed), it is a nn oun ced th at" ;\1r. - -, M ember of the Royal Colle~e of Veterinary Surgeons, Vete ri nary Surgeon, is in at tendance at the' l\l alt S ho\'cl ' during the Fair, for the purpose of Examining Hors es." This medium may be in every way congenial t o th e man who h as no hi gher n otion of th e du ty h e owes to hi s profess iolJ, or the res pec t du e to him self; b ut th e practi ce stands co nd emn ed by every m ember \\'ho has a ny rega rd for h is calling. The" cab man's res t," th e" sa ndwi ch man," and the" ;\'lalt Shovel," are more fitted for th e decepti\'e ann ouncements of a mounte bank th a n th ose of it legitimate pract itioner in \'ctcrinary m edi cin e. \ Ve are certain that no m ember of our profession with a spark of gentlemanly feelin g, or th e fa intest idea of hi s r espons ib ility, would bring d isgrace up on himself and the wh ole of hi s colleag ues by resorti ng t o such unworthy devi ces. \ Vill so me of the Birming ham \'etc r ina ry surgeons take this defamer of r es pectab ilit y to ta sk? If he has any sense of propriety, he may yet be m ade to m end h is ways. ] NOTI CES TO CORRESPO. DE,\"TS.
0/ Victo rill is thanked for hi s generous remarks o n bebal f of the VdcriJlfl ry 7 v/lrll rl l, and for his promise o f
TIrE ellitor of the Y o"rllll! 0/ llie X aiioll n! A .t;rimllltml Society a~ ~ j~tallce.
vVe take th is opportunity of a ck n o v.;1edging o ur g ra te fu l appreciation o f th e ve ry compliT11Lntary mann er in \\ hich the Cli it o!"s of til t: press in thi s cou ntry a n d abroad htl \'e spoken of the earlier nn mhe rs of this Journal, and their good wi shes fo r its success . 'o thing in our powe r siJall be It:ft undone to make it wo rthy o f acce ptati o n as th e reprc::i~ ntatin~ , ill the English language, of modern Vet erinary ::;eicn ce. '~l it h th is de ter min ati on, ,. . ·jth "truops o f friends." a nd with the .s upport and encouragement o f the \"t:~ tc r i nary , and many of the m e mbers o f th e med ical pro fe ssio n, th e prosperity o f the Ycnturc, which we ne\'er fo r a mom ent doubted, is already assured.
Mr. H ill' s cn se of ,. ScrOfula ," Cyclop's .. Rupture of t he Colon," Five Po ints" I nd igesti on," \ Ir. :\lac(;illi,Tay's paper on C Azotu ria a nd Hysteria," Mr. W oodger' s o n G8.s tro -Enterilis:" a nd o ther pa.pers whic h we re una"'oidably pressed out in this numb er, will appear in o ur next. I
Communications, Letters, Books, etc., Received. CO~IM U ~ICAT I ONS
have been received from A. Broad . L ondon; G. !'v[itchel l, Melbourne,
Australia; A. Adrian Jon es, (J Ut'en's Bays, 1\. ewbridge; Staff Ve t ~ rinary ~lIrgeo n J. Coli ins, Dublin; J. M. Pa rker , Birmin gham ; J. VY. Hill, \Volverh a mpton ; YV . H.
j one" B r idg~llLl ; " Five Poinl s; " J. Lam bert, 17t h Lancers. Dublin; .. Cyclop;" J. \ Voodger, junr., L ondon; A. E. ~l acGillivray , Banff ; G. J. Go uld, Southam pIOn ; J.
F reema n. Hull. T iJd! Pdl':RrC1l', Th e Phys iology o f the Circubtion in P lants. in the Lower Anima.l s, and in 1'\}an; C', Biih1l1, K albeficber und lvli lzhrand ; C. y. Volt..f!ita ll , D.D., \ 'h'j sec tion: a Sermon; Annua l Rl!tJ o rt o f the Ve terinary Department o f th e P riv y Counci l for Ihe Yea r 1874. ] OUR~ A LS: th e A IIlla/,:s de !11M, V.!//rill airc de fl rlt ... e!!es; DCl(lsc/u Zeilscltnjl/lir 'l;i ierJll cdicill ,. A clliv /iir t ViSJfllsdJlljllidle '!Iud Prud iselie Tlui rluilku 11 de ; R t::t.: tlt.:it dt! ;1lIJdil:illc Vtftifrillfl irc,' the / "t:h: r illll ria ll . N E WSPA I' E I{ S . th e lvEocrlc.ifield C(} lIrit:r alld f ier ,ll d .. th e J Oli rn a l 0/ tIle lV el liollal A g ric il ltu ra l Suciety 0/ Vidoria (three copies) ; the J/dboU YlI C A / ~![lIs ; the Irish Tit/les ,' A c.:ker ba u Zeilllllg ; the Spur/sm ell" ,. L and 'lIld ~·Vatcr; fJo.lJl/pslLire Adverlis,:r. B OOKS:
All Communicati ons , Books for R e\'iew. Ad \'e rti sement s, etc., must be addressed to the Publisher, 20, K ing \.Yi lliam S t reet . Strand . Vi.C. Morbid Specimens are to be forwarded a dd ressed to the Editor, "Veterinary J oumal," Brown ln s lituti on, \Vandswo rth Road . L ond on , Co mn1uni c:l lio ns must be accompanied by the n nme of the writer, whether he may desi re to ha \'e it publi shed or not. An onymous letters and articles ca nn ot be in sert ed. The E d itor does not hold himsel f idenliti"tl wilh the views or opinions expressed by Contri butors. Com munications for insertion in tlte next number must arrive on or before the 15th of the present month.