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treatment of neat cattle and sheep than in regard to agricultural 
studies, and that their appears room for amelioration in both these 
branches : 
“ And that, on the other part, what relates to the practice of 
veterinary medicine, the ordonnances and regulations actually in 
force contain no clauses giving permission to put down empirics 
in the practice of animal medicine, calling themselves veterinary 
surgeons : 
“ And that it is indispensable such a state of things should 
without delay be remedied, being as it is no less hurtful to agri- 
culture than to the progress of the veterinary art : 
“ It is ordered — 
“ 1st. That a Commission sit charged with the consideration of 
measures prudent to be taken, with the double view of rendering 
the system of veterinary education complete in the National 
Veterinary Schools, and of regulating the practice of veterinary 
medicine. 
“ 2dly. That this Commission shall consist of the citizens 
— Bouilland, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine ; Boussingault and 
Rayer, Members of the Rural and Veterinary Section of the 
Academy of Sciences; Thierry, Doctor of Medicine ; Yvart, In- 
spector-General of Veterinary Schools ; Renault, Director of the 
Alfort Veterinary School; Prince, Director of the Toulouse 
Veterinary School ; Bouley, Delafond, Magne, Professors at 
the Alfort Veterinary School; Huzard, Veterinarian, Member 
of the Committee of the National and Central Society of Agri- 
culture ; Bouley, the younger ; Barthelemy, the older ; Crepin 
and Leblanc, Veterinarians at Paris; Riquet and Laborde, Prin- 
cipal Military Veterinarians. 
“ Bethmont.” 
“ Paris, March 29, 1848. 
Suffice it to add, that the Commission is already constituted 
under the presidence of M. Renault, and the vice-presidence of 
Bouilland ; MM. Bouley and Prince being the secretaries. And, 
to the end that their labours may be facilitated and hastened, they 
have made a division of their committee into two sub-committees. 
We are not prepared to say whether this commission will con- 
sider itself competent to take cognizance of the position and func- 
tions of army veterinary surgeons ; whether it does or does not, 
however, our military brethren may rest persuaded that their rights 
will not be overlooked. 
Already, at the suggestion of M. Renault, has the Society of 
Veterinary Medicine appointed a Committee — of MM. Yvart, 
Riquet, and Renault, reporter, to prepare a digest of the important 
