VETERINARY LEGISLATION, 
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radii ate of a regularly chartered veterinary medical college. I 
m afraid that the United States Veterinary Medical Association 
3 falling into the same mistakes as has befallen several of the 
tate societies. I must confess I am surprised that President 
)r. Liautard, for whom I have profound respect, would allow it, 
ut no doubt the trouble lies to a great extent with the young 
ien of the profession themselves. I am afraid that some among 
s judge the success of a society by the number of its members, 
have been present on several occasions when the United States 
'eterinary Medical Association met, and no paper of profitable 
lerit was read, and no profitable discussion indulged in. The 
nne thing is only too true of some of the meetings of the 
tate societies. It is poor encouragement for veterinarians who 
re actively engaged in practice to leave their business to attend 
veterinary meeting and theie find that what I have said to be 
■lie. It is impossible for educated veterinarians to discuss scien- 
fic subjects with ignorant “ horse doctors.” 
At the last regular meeting of the New Jersey State Veteri- 
ary Society held last August at Long Branch, I was appointed 
n the Legislation Committee ex-officio, by our worthy President, 
)r. Wm. B. E. Miller, of Camden. Now no one would like to 
ie a proper veterinary bill passed by the State of New Jersey 
legislature better than I would, but who would not rather have 
one than one legalizing the quacks of New Jersey ? As I un- 
erstand the bill recently passed by the New York State Legis¬ 
lature, this is just what that State has accomplished, at least as 
ir as the present generation is concerned. I consider this is not 
13 good as none at all. Before the bill was passed a quack was 
quack, and a graduate a graduate, but now all the quacks that 
ave conformed with certain immaterial requirements have become 
■galized practitioners of veterinary medicine and surgery, and 
re placed on an equality with the graduates of our veterinary 
diools. These legalized practitioners take special pains to inform 
ie public that they are “ registered veterinary surgeons,” and 
isplay certificates in an unbecoming manner. 
Although this New York State law has been in effect only a 
?w months, yet the ill effects have already been felt by many of 
