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which must have been devoted to the preliminary and ex¬ 
perimental work which Dr. Mills must have performed in 
the preparation of the material employed.—A. L. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
UNITED STATES VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
Editor of Review: 
The list of officers and committees of the United States 
Veterinary Medical Association for 1889 and ’90 are herein 
enclosed. 
A cursory examination of the same will suggest the fact 
that in the subjects enumerated, the names of members of 
committees, the long list of Assistant State Secretaries and 
their geographical distribution, we are fully equipped for a 
wide range of work and ready for the ensuing year to fully 
represent the profession in this country, in the grave and 
weighty responsibilities of the veterinary world. 
I have personally notified eaeh member of his appoint¬ 
ment, but lest it might be miscarried, I take the opportunity 
of again calling their attention to their duties. Let the work 
for the annual meeting of 1890 be now planned and led on to 
a complete state, for sufficient time is now assured for a 
thorough, hearing and discussion of every topic that is of in¬ 
terest to the profession. 
We have not done in the past all that there was for us to 
do, nor even completed that which we planned. The long 
list of members, now numbering over two hundred and fifty, 
should be a sufficient guarantee to other countries that we 
are able, ready and willing to co-operate with them in all 
movements of a national character, to advance the veterinary 
profession and through them the whole civilized world. 
The interests of our own country are very great, and 
there is work for every member to do. The one subject of 
tuberculosis alone offers to every individual enumerated in 
our list a field of usefulness, and they one and all are looked 
to for aid in strengthening the hands of the committees. 
Members should not wait for appeals from the committees, 
