American Veterinary Review, 
JUNE, 1886. 
EDITORIAL 
Regulating Veteeinaey Peaotioe in the State of New Yoek— “the veter- 
iry bill has been signed, and is now law ”—applications made in previous years 
ve always failed—why—this final success due to harmonious feeling and action 
the committee of the State Society, and principally on the part of its chairman, 
\ Pendry, to whom the credit of the passage of the bill is due—they receive 
manimous vote of thanks from the society—the bill is not as perfect as it might 
, but it ultimately gives the death-blow to quackery. Rabies —importance of 
iculation in presence of doubtful cases—in this instance it proves most satisfac- 
ry, confirming the diagnosis and probably deciding the bitten person to submit 
rself to treatment—still the period of incubation is too long, and it may be 
;al to wait its results—government commissions sent from all parts of Europe to 
ance, to investigate Pasteur’s methods—the United States alone remains behind 
investigations from this country looked for and obtained only through personal 
fcerprise. The Pleueal Sags of the Hoese —these are distinct and separated— 
3 posterior mediastinum is not imperforate—observations of Mr. Barrier—the 
portance of this fact in a clinical point of view. Tubeeoulosis, not pleuro- 
eumonia, in Maine—report of Professor Michener—error in the report upon 
3 nature of the disease made in agricultural papers—Dr. Bailey ought to correct 
Vaccine in Hog Choleea —letter of Dr. Salmon to the Breeders' Gazette — 
; vaccine of Pasteur fails him, as it did Dr. Gerth in Nebraska—are hog cholera 
d rouget the same disease—importance of the question. 
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Regulating Veterinary Practice in New York State.— 
The veterinary bill has just been signed, and is now law— 
£ned, John P. Windolph.” These were the words of the tele- 
am read by Dr. W. Pendry, Secretary of the New York State 
3terinary Society, at the last meeting of that body, held a few 
ys ago. 
At last, then, the veterinary profession in the State of New 
