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FEARN AUGHT. 
that I am aware of in the service, honorable gentlemen, who, 
though non-graduates, still fill the positions with credit, but then, 
they joined the army in the long ago as soldiers, and from stable 
guards to farriers have secured the appointment of veterinary 
surgeons. They understand the army, have been raised in it, and 
take all the indignities and insults as a matter of course. As I 
remarked before, the veterinary surgeon in the army cannot be 
blamed for bewailing his hard lot, but he can be blamed for his 
lack of energy in not letting his position be known to the public; 
he can be censured for not raising a single hand to help himself 
or his brother; he can be blamed for lying as a clog on the 
wheels of the veterinary profession in the United States, for per¬ 
mitting insults and sneers to be cast on one of the noblest profes¬ 
sions in the land, that of ministering to the diseases of our animal 
friends. 
To the shame of the veterinary profession—and particularly 
to the American members thereof—be it said, that not a single 
effort has been made to raise the profession above its present 
level in the United States army, if I may except that by Dr. 
Olaf Schwartzkopff, whose little pamphlet in reference to this 
subject does him great credit, and which should be closely studied 
by every veterinarian in this country. This pamphlet can be had 
by addressing him at Fort Meade, Dakota. Dr. Schwartzkopff 
is a German, only a short time in the United States, but he thor¬ 
oughly understands the subject on which he writes, and it is h J 
such agitation as his, seconded by the hearty co-operation of the 
veterinary profession throughout the United States, that anything 
can ever be accomplished for the army veterinarian. Young 
man, keep away from the United States army; shun it as you 
would the deadly upas or the fumes of carbon monoxide. There is 
a wide field for you outside its unhallowed precincts, where you 
can win fame and wealth without the indignities and insults, not 
to mention the $75 per month, that are yours in the army of the 
United States. 
