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in that capacity, as a surgeon, the same as we should speak 

 of one in the medical profession under similar circum- 

 stances. This would serve to unite in harmony the two de- 

 partments of the healing art, and thus promote a mutual 

 growth and friendship. 



In this connection I desire to explain the true professional 

 relations between the medical and the veterinary men. The 

 regular veterinarian is as jealous of the human practitioner, 

 even those of the old school, as either of them is of irregu- 

 lar members or quacks. And, on the other hand, the medi- 

 cal man has no professional confidence in the veterinary 

 doctor. Now, why should this state of things exist, if both 

 are qualified for their respective callings? There must be 

 something wrong ; and hence, I am persuaded to interfere, 

 and thus oifer a few words of reconciliation. First, both 

 are wrong on the fundamental principle ; for both have 

 studied special anatomy only ; the one, that of man, and the 

 other usually that of the horse. They have not looked upon 

 their subjects as having morphological relations to each other, 

 or as even belonging to the same great class of vertebrate 

 animals. Each has been studied in a special point of view, 

 and this is necessary, so far as surgery is concerned. But 

 both schools should have a broader basis, and thus study the 

 general principles of comparative anatomy as preparatory for 

 their special work. Then both would comprehend each other, 

 and thus respect their separate callings. 



The degree of doctor of medicine entitles one to prescribe 

 for any creature in existence that may need the service of the 

 healing art, no matter how many such professions may be 

 created. But of course, before he attempted to practice, he 

 should turn his attention to the anatomy of his peculiar 

 species, all of which he has a right to do without being 

 interfered with by the veterinary graduate. And the same is 

 true when the case is reversed ; for the veterinarian who has 

 thus studied the descriptive anatomy of more than one species 

 of mammals, is really better prepared to comprehend the 

 structure of man than those who have never studied any- 

 thing below him. 



Such are my views of the mutual relations of these two 

 callings ; and therefore, I shall endeavor to lay a broad 



