EDITORIAL. 
439 
id at the post mortem, the young veterinarian had thus 
ome inoculated with the disease, which, in a few days, termin- 
d his earthly career. 
Legislative Regulation.— The law passed by the Legisla- 
3 of the State of New York, regulating the practice of vet- 
lary medicine, has now gone into effect, and the registration 
veterinary practitioners is now an accomplished fact. No 
1 can now lawfully practice who has not appeared before the 
mty Clerk, and produced the proof of his right to do so. 
) graduates can still register, and we suppose the members of 
iunty association are also eligible. But the self-made practi- 
ler, who has for any reason neglected to do so, has lost his 
il right to practice, or, if he does so, he becomes, and his per* 
ence in so doing will make him, amenable to the requirements 
l penalties of the law, as defined in the fourth section of the 
i- 
A list of the names of all those who have complied with the 
in this city and Brooklyn will be found in the present num- 
of the Review. It is copied from the official record, and we 
be thankful to those of our friends who will forward to us 
publication a complete list for each respective county through- 
the State. 
Since the expiration of the period limiting the time of regis- 
ion, it has transpired that sundry self-made practitioners, 
n various causes, such as sickness (?), carelessness, forgetful- 
3 , or mere neglect, having failed to register, are no longer 
tied to continue the practice of their “ professional ” calling, 
s must prove to some of them a most unpleasant predica¬ 
nt, though it is difficult to understand just how they can be 
3 ed, supposing them to deserve help. It has been suggested 
11 the State or the county societies might come to their assist- 
e, and that, by admitting them to membership, they would 
5 become able to fulfill the requirements of the second section 
the law. Perhaps it is true that their disability may be 
loved by this process. But is such a measure practicable ? It 
le object of the law to make it obligatory upon every practi- 
er to be a graduate; and unless such be his standing, he is 
