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forward. They have even gone so far as to visit my patrons 
with whom I have contracts by the year, and offered to attend 
their stock for much less than the amount they were paying 
me, and then again, others who have just left college, and 
with no experience or expense, having an office in some liv 
ery stable where they attend the stock for their office rent, 
and are glad to get a patient if it will only pay enough to 
buy cigarettes; and then again, we have a Certificate Law in 
the State of Maryland, with a board of examiners from U. S. 
Veterinary Medical Association, who are allowed to manu¬ 
facture veterinarians out of hostlers, stable bosses, wheel¬ 
wrights, blacksmiths and horse-shoers, providing the hostlers, 
etc., have the $10.00 to pay for the certificate. 
Owing to my extensive plants both in the city and coun¬ 
try, and which aggregate about eighty-five thousand dollars, 
it would be foolish for me to think that I should sit in my 
office and let my interests go to destruction to satisfy my en¬ 
emies; and as this is an age of advancement, I decided to is¬ 
sue the circular (which has called for the criticism in the July 
number of the Review), sending it to the owners and breeders 
of horses and to all my patrons. If there is anything unpro¬ 
fessional in that, then I plead guilty, as it is a business matter 
with me as well as a profession. 
Now, if any of my professional brothers, knowing what I 
have to contend with, can suggest another honorable way to 
pay my expenses and keep up my extensive establishment, 
please let me hear Jrom them. 
Respectfully yours, 
Dr. Thos. Wm. Spranklin. 
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Anthrax in New Jersey. —The editor of the veterinary t 
department of the Turf, Field and Farm , a Jersey man, replies 
as follows to the inquiry of a subscriber regarding the prev¬ 
alence of anthrax in New Jersey : “ That anthrax does ex¬ 
ist in the western part of the State there is little doubt, but 
to the extent that rumor claims for it we are doubtful. We 
