EDITORIAL. 
971 
that, as some have said, it is a part of their lives. The same 
hand which was instrumental in its launching is the one which 
holds the helm to-day, and his efforts in behalf of the consti¬ 
tuency which the Review has served so long are just as earn¬ 
est as in its first number, while he has surrounded himself by 
others who cannot have failed to absorb the inspiration of his 
own energy and enthusiasm. Veterinary journalism in this 
country, at least, must of necessity be in the hands of those 
who love it for the good which they can do, for there is little 
hope of other reward. The Review has jnst completed its 
most prosperous year, not in the sense that it has turned money 
into the pockets of those who have labored for this success, but 
that it has been enabled to give the profession the best volume 
in the quarter of a century which it has existed, and during 
which time it has never missed a number, the present one com¬ 
pleting just three hundred issues. Long ago it pledged itself 
that when financial success crowned its efforts, its readers 
should be the gainers by giving them a better journal, and we 
feel that on this occasion we can frankly say that we have ful¬ 
filled our contract. And while it is more satisfying to point to 
an accomplished fact than to eulogize future intentions, we 
simply continue our assurance that the Review will bestow 
upon its readers all the fruits of the success which it shall 
achieve, so that volume XXVI may be looked to with confi¬ 
dence to outclass every previous volume. We believe that no 
reader of volume XXV will be willing to struggle through the 
coming year without its monthly visits. They will please bear 
in mind the business rules established two years ago, that if 
they wish it continued to their addresses they must forward their 
subscriptions at the close of the term for which they have paid. 
As the majority of such subscriptions terminate with the pres¬ 
ent number, we trust this notice will be sufficient. 
Volume XXV of the Review closes with this number, 
and a few statistics may be of interest to those who follow the 
fortunes of veterinary journalism. They speak much more 
