.. / 
American Veterinary Review, 
NOVEMBER, 1887. 
EDITORIAL 
Veterinary Legislation. —Our columns always open to scientific subjects 
and questions of professional importance—closed to personalities. Bacteriology, 
Hog Cholera and Texas Fever. —How specialists are born—the labor required to 
become a specialist—the feelings of hostility that may arise—difficulties in the way 
of agreement—opportunities for disagreement—Drs. Billings and Salmon as investi¬ 
gators—their labors in hog cholera—Dr. Billings’just claim to priority—his last 
discovery in Texas fever—his letter—one is well, but why challenge all around—a 
call for another Pouilly Lefort experiment. Vaccination in Anthrax. —Direc¬ 
tor Nocard’s statistics—their weight and their significance—why don’t we 
try them? Dr. Salmon on Pleuro-Pneumonia. — A call, not for support 
only, but to guard against too much confidence in what has so successfully been 
already done—his staff in New York—slow work, but sure, we hope—Dr. S’s 
letter from the Breeder's Gazette. False Feathers. —That which broke the 
camel’s back—an imposter exposed—we are ready to keep doing it, as a protection 
to the dignity of our profession. The Army Veterinarians. —Of course, the 
United States Veterinary Medical Association missed a good opportunity—Dr. O. 
Schwartzkopf on army veterinarians at home and abroad—his suggestions and 
conclusions. United States Veterinary Sanitary Association. —Its third 
meeting in Kansas City. 
Veterinary Legislation. —It has been our desire, since en¬ 
gaging in the publication of the Review, to extend the freest 
welcome to and encourage the largest liberty by our correspondents 
in the discussion of questions of veterinary science and practice, 
and we have always been glad to give currency to the views and 
experiences of our brethren in the profession. But it has been 
equally our airq and desire to guard our magazine against becom- 
