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pai'tment and district veterinarians are subject to regulations from 

 the Minister of Agriculture and from the chief executive officers of 

 the departments and districts. 



The result of this arrangement has been to bring the whole of 

 Germany under such veterinary supervision as to lead to the great 

 restriction of infectious diseases and greatly to improve the live- 

 stock industry. This benefit to the country is reflected in the ade- 

 quate generous support of the veterinary schools, for it is clear 

 to every one who has looked into the subject that the real value 

 and the permanence of the system must depend on the schools. 



It would not make the case stronger to go on and to pile up ex- 

 ample upon example of the public advantages from veterinary work 

 or to show that a country cannot reap these advantages without 

 fostering the development of the veterinary sciences. 



Surel}^, it should be possible for our country to learn this lesson 

 from the experience of other countries. The leading facts are that 

 the losses from preventable disease of animals are great, and they 

 are avoidable. Why continue to suffer them? Let us profit by the 

 experience of others. 



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