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prevented any one from accepting “ any fee or reward,” 
hereas their’s simply prohibited any one from assuming the title 
veterinary surgeon. I spoke of the idea I, with many others, 
A of the formation of a National Examining Board, who should 
amine the graduating students from the different schools, and 
lose diploma should be the only one recognized. This, he 
;reed, would be a grand idea. 
After further conversation, I asked him which of the two 
nntries did he consider had made the greater progress in veter- 
arv science during the last ten or twenty years, and I was met 
* the frank and ready reply that he considered we had, supple- 
enting that by saying we were fast catching up to them, and, 
> doubt, would soon pass them. I need hardly say that I ex- 
■essed my satisfaction at having given him a better impression 
American veterinarians than he at first seemed to have. While 
terwards in company with Profs. Fleming and Pemberthy the 
>ove conversation was referred to, and the opinion expressed by 
rof. Ax was endorsed. Prof. Fleming particularly referred to 
<e Act lately passed in this State, having seen it in the Ameri¬ 
ca Veterinary Review, saying it compared very favorably with 
leir’s, and among many other things, referred to the work of the 
nimal Industry Bureau, and the investigations made by Dr. 
almon, expressing himself that hog cholera and rouget were two 
fferent diseases, and in many ways showed he was taking a 
yely interest in us. I afterwards had the pleasure of dining 
ith Dr. Fleming and his family, spending a most enjoyable 
fening, but even here his enthusiasm led us into veterinary mac- 
ts again. He spoke with considerable feeling of the army vet 
’inary service, giving me a very interesting account of its work- 
igs, and expressing himself willing, were he a young man, of 
itering the service again, considering it a fine field for a young 
tember of the profession, pointing with pride to the moral and 
>cial standing of the English army veterinarian. I was obliged 
> acknowledge that there was an exactly opposite condition of 
fairs in what little army service there was in America, in fact, 
aving to admit that it was a disgrace to the country; a fact, 
fter he had been informed how things stood, he agreed in. He 
