To The Editor Of The Time...
ir,-iomn8urprised at yotaX reiMarks respectling thce Lanted, which tend tosupport its fulture p-sblication they, however, a per to arise from a kasty and incorrect view otf the ma'tter at isu'-2between Mr. Abernathy and the compilers of the La'zcct. Is it jusat thaxt any set Cfver'Nns should, by publishing the lectures of ani indlividiua (thie OctrialS of which~ have been collected by him after manny years' T~!tal and bodilyqlabour), not only reap a large fortune themselves, ~tijur hi laotu? What right, in justice or equity,; have ruch to iveupo th taeatand induetry, of any other individual ? ~'jg ubleascr) f he anetis'not sanctioned or appreved by the moo emnen ofthemnig and surgical profession~, but by the lest ifored nd ost indolent. , Alany gentlemnen neglect to ut. ~d Mr Abenetiy bcaUise they can read hifs lectures in the J'attcei, ~d bcaue b taingin the fanwet they are saved the trouble of tz~ng ots. hisexendst to the other schools. Those who have &CnddatS. &Cthlme' ngEtto attend the lectures at St. ~e3ss', c. c.&c. The lectures, by being p,blished in the IAcC,injure thle'sale of the lectures publishedt bY' the surgeons JOmselves, and thtis the Lancet livesby filching the property of othiers ,Your ob-servation, " that the mental iMprovement derived by hear. js at thnatn s ai fo, sOws total ignorance of the nature of ~atnao Pon thes lectures. A student may take notes, and 6tasdvantage 'oft so doing is Pointed otat to him, and urged OipDn bijm; he is invited to communicate withi the lecturer f1pon any tikb- rea t.hat may have been brought under his notice. fie oan use this &reMation in hiis future calline, and refer to his notes to refresh big nenr tall times. I cAn add much miore, butt trust that this will druficent to convince youi that the Lancet ought not to be encoui- r*~d in publishing the lectures dleli-VeredI in the difFerent schools. ___I remain Your obedient ee~..., I i 62 ;. - . '!- RFADP.D fw,pu?' --- It~ - rsruzyecver skw a more preciPitate and oncalled4or te ~~~aco than) thepreceding: the writer, in his4 haste td cohidemn, ' tll misunaerstood the obvious tenour and 'heo f u .e xpesly adopted the very proposition (as stated ih acellor) which he accuses Oi of havinsg (enied_..Vi2. earlearne y correspon ectu ( et 6, bynthe ais aw lcuresic. judesly Proprty hicha e bu y t hes iny his ow leysctunes. Rideasy of he ase o hi l'fletswith the sakme hurry with whichi he has ~1sey acusd us wetreble for those who come u-nder hia cAte. r . - A-r