EDITORIAL. 
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re nee, by the way, of Which mention seems to be entirely ignored 
in the reports we have noticed in our medical journals. 
A graduate of veterinary medicine, who presented himself to 
the committee on admission and asked to be enrolled in his ca¬ 
pacity of veterinarian, was at first repulsed, but subsequently 
accepted, without any apparently serious amount of reluctance, 
as he reports to us in the following letter : 
Washington, D. C., August 6, 1887. 
Prof. A. Liautard: 
I yesterday applied for admission to the International Medical Congress, 
upon the representation of being a veterinarian and intimately connected with the 
sanitary work in this country, and demanded recognition not only for myself, but 
as well as a representative of the veterinary profession at large. 
One of the clerks of registration referred me to Dr. Jos. M. Toner, the regis¬ 
trar, with the statement that he did not think any provision had been made for 
“horse-doctors.” I then saw Dr. Toner, aud upon informing him of my official 
standing, he said that he thought I could be admitted if I could produce evidence 
of being a graduate of a regular recognized veterinary college. As I don’t carry 
my “diploma” with me, I therefore could not produce the desired requisition. 
But to-day, meeting Dr. John H. Rauch, Secretary of the State Board of Health 
of Illinois, and Dr. C. N. Hewitt, the Secretary of the State Board of Health of 
Minnesota, I was upon their recommendation admitted by Dr. Toner. Further¬ 
more, as both Dr. Rauch and Dr. Hewitt are two of the leading sanitarians of 
this country, I was not onl}’ - admitted on account of being a veterinary graduate, 
but admitted in recognition of the veterinary profession, and they emphatically 
claimed our right to it. 
So far as I know, 1 am the only veterinarian who holds a membership, but 
that does not detract from the value of the recognition conceded by the Interna¬ 
tional Medical Congress, which is supposed to represent all nations. 
I think veterinarians may congratulate themselves in obtaining this conces¬ 
sion to their special art, which is so indissolubly connected with the medical art 
at large. 
Respectfully, M. R. Trumbower. 
This is, so far, well, and it is to be regretted that more veter¬ 
inarians did not follow Dr. Trumbower’s example. If this had 
been the ease, a section of veterinary medicine might have been 
formed, and no doubt would have reported some good work. 
We earnestly hope to see this example of the International 
Medical Congress followed by other organized medical bodies, 
and that veterinarians may receive the recognition they deserve, 
but which they have hitherto missed. 
