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sometimes, symptoms slightly similar to parturient paresis (or 
milk fever), but I will confess that I have not met with a case 
of ptomaine poisoning that would lead me to confuse it with a 
case of parturient paresis. 
As to treatment, you may chance giving a good dose of salts 
to a cow, down and in an unconscious condition, as much as you 
like; but you will have to show me that you can do so success¬ 
fully before you can induce me to try such folly. 
I quite agree with you, brother, that learning is of little use 
to a practicing veterinarian without some experience and judg¬ 
ment, and experience and judgment are very liable to lead one 
astray without the learning. The three requisities go hand in 
hand. No two of them will bring you success and satisfaction 
without the others. Perhaps that is why you are a ;P> Horse and 
Cow Doctor. 
Yours for the betterment and success of the profession, 
Edgar Heiny, V.M.D. 
Veterinary Profession of America via American Veterinary 
Review : 
The following “call to arms ” by President Brenton, of the 
A. V. M. A., has been sent to every member of that organization 
and is reproduced here, that it may also reach veterinarians who 
are not members of the A. V. M. A., but who are equally in¬ 
terested with those that are, in the passage of the Army Veter¬ 
inary Bill , 
“ Dear Doctor : 
This is a call to arms! We need the immediate and vigorous 
help of every last member of the A. V. M. A. in our fight be¬ 
fore Congress for proper recognition. What can you do for 
us ? Listen: 
Our bill providing for veterinarians in the Army, with the 
rank and pay of commissioned officers, is now in the hands of 
the House and Senate Military Committees. The House com¬ 
mittee is believed to be willing to report the bill out favorably, 
and when it does we already have 150 members of the House 
pledged to vote with us. The Senate committee is less in¬ 
terested, however, and at present the bill is in the hands of a 
sub-committee of three members, comprising Senator Bristow 
of Kansas, Senator Jones of Washington and Senator Clark of 
Arkansas. 
