American Veterinary Review, 
MAY, 1889. 
EDITORIAL. 
United States Veterinary Medical Association. —Our relations—the 
objects of each—creating and sustaining a truly Americanized veterinary profes¬ 
sion—the progress of American veterinary literature—the works and the efforts 
of the Review —our hospitality—gathering of good material at the semi-annual 
meeting—The Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association—(Etiology of Tuber¬ 
culosis by Koch, from the transactions of the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical 
Association—our publication of this valuable paper—also of the comptes rendus 
from Dr. Hoskins—also of other papers. Political Guillotine on Veteein- 
aeians. —One more convincing evidence of the progress of veterinary science in 
the United States—the veterinarian has had all he could wish—now the official 
guillotine works on him—his sudden collapse from official position to sad realiza¬ 
tion of political unimportance—it is not surprising to us—but why apply it to 
scientific specialists—Dr. Billing’s resignation the result of political influence. 
Saceificed to Peofessional Duty. —Terribly sad news relating to Dr. P. 
Paquin—he is reported suffering with glanders—our hopes that we soon will 
have to report this as an error of diagnosis—our best wishes for his recovery. 
Complaints. —The Review does not come regularly—who is at fault—a mean to 
correct the evil—let us try it. 
United States Veterinary Medical Association. —We 
have never, failed to acknowledge our relation to the United 
States Veterinary Medical Association, and among the 
reasons by which we have been influenced in this, one has been 
the conviction, which we have always entertained, that the Asso¬ 
ciation is to be regarded as the accepted representative of the 
profession in the United States, and whatever may be their course, 
and whatever the labors and transactions might be in which they 
may be engaged, the intent and the result will always prove the 
