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the veterinarian professions fail to realize com- 
monly that they are all really engaged in the same 
work. Formerly veterinarians came from the 
ranks of the blacksmiths or farriers, just as sur- 
geons were formerly the barbers. Both were for- 
merly regarded as on a lower plane than physi- 
cians, but time has shown the intimate relation- 
ship which exists between the three. There is 
less real difference between the work of the hnman 
practitioner and the veterinarian than there is in 
the scope of the veterinarian’s work. The veteri- 
narian is called upon to treat canary birds and 
elephants, and his treatment must vary in con- 
sequence. Bacteriology and surgery are essen- 
tially one for human beings and for the lower ani- 
mals, and drug dosage must vary with the species 
of the patient. 
Besides this, in health protection human beings 
are as much interested in disease prevention 
among certain animals as they are among human 
beings, even when the object is solely for the de- 
fense of mankind. It is for this purpose that vet- 
erinarians are employed for the inspection of the 
meat industry. Doctors who have only studied 
human beings are not competent to pass upon the 
health of cattle, sheep and hogs, nor to detect any 
but gross lesions in meat careasses. On the other 
hand, the study of human epidemiology has opened 
a new field for the veterinarian to explore among 
animal diseases. There is an essential oneness 
between the two fields of endeavor which must be 
recognized in practice. In this connection it may 
be interesting to note that in law digests the two 
professions are today considered and treated as 
