GEORGE FLEMING. 
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ring more or less personal, still it is my duty to make known to 
>u some passages from its contents. The letter in question is 
om Dr. George Fleming of London in reply to one which I had 
icasion to address to him some time ago. Dr. Fleming says : 
I greatly value the friendship and esteem of my good colleagues 
1 the other side of the Atlantic, ” and in another place he says: 
Give my heartiest good wishes to your worthy President, and to 
e members of your Association, and with renewed thanks and 
nd regards to yourself,” etc., etc. These are kind and en- 
airaging words. 1 especially value them for the fraternal 
eling they express, and so ‘heartily, 5 for the profession. You 
low that in our constitution and by-laws, great stress is laid on 
aternal feeling. As you were pleased to confide to me the pre- 
iration of what is now known as the new constitution and by- 
ws, adopted since our incorporation under the Act of the 
legislature for the promotion of veterinary science and art, I 
id the opportunity and took special pains to dwell upon the im- 
i irtance of the “promotion of fraternal feeling 55 as being almost 
iramount to the scientific intercourse and intellectual advance- 
ent which I trust may always mark the proceedings of the 
eterinary Medical Association of New Jersey. Following out 
;is sentiment of fraternal feeling, it would be proper for us, 
mtlemen, I think, to communicate to Dr. Fleming some ex- 
i’ession of the regard in which he is held by the profession, not 
fiy in New Jersey, but all over our broad land. 
In looking at Dr. Fleming’s life, whether we travel with him, 
imagination, as a young veterinary surgeon, through the 
rimean war, China, Syria and elsewhere; or behold him, more 
cently, when he was offered by His Eoyal Highness the Duke 
Cambridge, Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, the appoint¬ 
ed of Principal Veterinary Surgeon to the British forces; or 
•nsider him as president of the Royal College of Veterinary 
.irgeons; or in presenting his successful plea for the Veterinary 
irgeons 5 Act of Parliament; or as having the degree of Doctor 
Laws conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow, in 
cognition of services rendered to human and animal medicine; 
!' as honorary life member of scientific societies in all parts of 
