EDITORIAL. 
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exposing our institutions of veterinary learning to great loss 
and sacrifice by virtue of decreased attendance. 
It was not possible, under these circumstances, to have pre¬ 
sumed that a man—if he were only casually acquainted with 
this brief history—and application to any member of the pro¬ 
fession in good standing would have enlightened him—could 
have been found within the borders of this commonwealth who 
would be willing to be considered such an enemy to human 
progress as to allow his name to appear as father of such an 
act. That such a person was found simply proves that men 
can be secured to do any act, if within the narrow letter of the 
law, and without the pale of every sentiment of honor and 
morality. 
Through the good offices of the Legislative Committee of 
the New York County Veterinary Medical Association, 
and especially of its indefatigable chairman, Dr. Arthur 
O’Shea, this infamous measure is at this writing apparently 
defeated. Dr. O’Shea not only at once repaired to the State 
Capital, and, with the other members of the committee, ap¬ 
peared before the Public Health Committee of the Assembly 
in opposition, but instigated a large number of metropolitan 
veterinarians to express their personal protests in writing to 
the chairman of that committee. The writer of this article 
did what he could from this standpoint; stirred by a righteous 
indignation, his communication to the chairman was as forci¬ 
ble as his humble ability could inspire, and we personally 
know many others who were equally enthusiastic in their ex¬ 
pressions of opinion. Dr. O’Shea informs us that the com¬ 
mittee were simply overwhelmed by the avalanche of opposi¬ 
tion from the veterinary profession of the State. That was as 
it should be, and there can be no doubt as to the final outcome. 
In the January Review we brought to the notice of the 
profession an unfortunate condition of the bill exempting the 
legally qualified veterinary surgeons of New York State from 
service upon juries, whereby a clause in one of the amend¬ 
ments made the bill operative throughout the State with the 
exception of New York and Kings Counties, whose busy 
practitioners were still liable to summons. Dr. O’Shea, who 
had charge of the bill, immediately set about to rectify this 
