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EDITORIALS. 
French markets some of its largest animals, giving the most 
delicate and savory meat.” With such qualities as have been 
proven by the importations that have been made into this 
country, and with the scientific established fact that contagious 
diseases, such as pleuro-pneumonia and tuberculosis, are un¬ 
known among the Cotentine cows, are we not justified in believ 
ing that with the new impetus that will necessarily be given to 
the importation of fancy milkers, the Normandy breed is bound 
to occupy the first rank, and take permanently the place oi 
those that tuberculosis and tuberculine will condemn out of the 
herds of our wealthy cattle owners ? 
Regulation of Veterinary Practice.— This is a sub¬ 
ject which seems as much to impose itself upon legislators of 
nations as their governmental action is demanded by those who 
are engaged in veterinary practice. There is no doubt that this 
requirement is the necessary conclusion of the progress made 
by the profession in public estimation, of its value and of the 
services that it has rendered and can continue to render upon a 
larger scale when it has at last received the recognition that it 
deserves. 
This regulation, however, is no simple matter to deal with. 
In this country several States have tried to effect it. Some re¬ 
sults have been obtained—certain laws have been passed irom 
some of them good results can be looked for, but for otners the 
law is so much a dead letter, or the provisions so ridiculous, it 
is worse than no law at all. But it matters not, the subject is 
thus agitated. In our last number we published the text of an 
Act of the Legislature of Virginia, which we were told had be¬ 
come law in that State, to-day one of our correspondents sends 
us a correction which we publish with another law. Our friend, 
Dr. A. W. Clement, has also written to us about the bill passed 
by the Legislature of Maryland. And so it progresses, slowly 
it is true, but going forward and each legislature brings on new 
projects and we may hope new improvements. 
