American Veterinary Review, 
OCTOBER, 1888. 
EDITORIAL. 
To ouK Readers. —Conception of the American Veterinary Review—its in¬ 
cubation, birth, nursing and rearing—its growth and object—necessity of a 
larger circulation—means to obtain it—the subscription reduced from four to 
three dollars a year. United States Veterinary Medical Association.— Its 
organization at the Astor House in 1863—the quarter of a century anniversary in 
1888 the meeting at the Rossmore Hotel—but few of the original members 
present about forty out of nearly two hundred of the actual membership answer 
the call—meeting good when compared with preceding ones in New York—two 
good papers read, but not discussed—the committee on tuberculosis—the meet¬ 
ings in New York always failures when compared with others—a remedy wanted. 
Legislation and Medical Education.— The paper of the counsel of New York 
State and County Medical Societies—veterinary medicine ignored—an oversight, 
certainly—veterinarians ought to appeal for an equality of consideration in the 
matter. Antifebrine or Aoetanilid.— Dr. J. C. Meyer’s, Sr., paper before the 
Ohio State Veterinary Medical Association—a good example that veterinarians 
ought to follow. Antirabic Inoculation of Dogs. —The discovery of Prof. 
Galtier—Pasteur’s method has too many difficulties for its application—the recent 
investigation at Pasteur’s laboratory—dogs can also be inoculated the same way 
that herbivorous animals are—simple mode of preparation of the vaccine matter. 
To Our Readers. —Without specifying with precision the 
period of the conception of the American Veterinary Review, 
we are still able to fix accurately the date and the occasion of the 
parturient effort which terminated the season of its incubation. 
This occurred not many years ago, in Philadelphia, at one of the 
meetings of the United States Veterinary Medical Association, 
Professor C. P. Lyman being the officiating obstetrician, and the 
