VETERINARY PRACTICE IN NEW YORK. 
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QUACKERY IN NEW YORK STATE. 
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1902. 
Editors American Veterinaiy Review : 
Dear Sirs :—In answer to your article on “A Serious 
Menace to Veterinary Progress,” I would say as a suggestion 
that in my opinion the best way to eradicate the nuisance of 
this charlatanism and quackery would be for each and every 
graduated and qualified veterinary surgeon to attend personally 
to keeping the district in which he practices clean ; by in¬ 
stituting a personal prosecution, backed up by his neighboring 
brethren, and the State Veterinary Medical Association, as it 
could be done with much less expense, as the local veterinarian 
would know of all the law violators. Each man should have 
the support of the entire veterinary profession of the State. No 
one man can do it all alone. T. S. Chieds. 
AS TO ILLEGAL PRACTITIONERS IN NEW YORK. 
Kansas City, Kansas, Jan. 20, 1902. 
Editors American Veterinary Review : 
Dear Sirs: — I heartily agree with your sentiments in regard 
to illegal practice in New York State, and if some step is not 
taken by the State Society, our profession is bound to retro¬ 
grade. I know of any number of such men practicing in the 
vicinity where I was located [Dunkirk] until December, 1901, 
and they all get a certain amount of work. It certainly makes 
one feel belittled to be classed with such men by the uneducated 
public. In Watkins, N. Y., right near the State College, is a 
graduate of a two-year college practicing without legal right, 
as he was graduated since the State law regulating practice was 
enacted. Respectfully yours, C. H. Jeweee. 
VETERINARY PRACTICE IN NEW YORK. 
Assembly Biee No. 254 —An Act to amend the public 
health law relating to penalties for practicing vet¬ 
erinary MEDICINE AND SURGERY WITHOUT A LICENSE. 
At present any incorporated veterinary medical society of 
the State or any county veterinary medical society can bring an 
action in the name of the county in which a violation of law re¬ 
lating to the practice of veterinary medicine has occurred, for 
the recovery of the penalties imposed for such violation. 
