730 THE STATUS OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION. 
2 )ursuecl was very satisfactory, but stated the case was an 
obstinate one. The wound healed up favorably after the dis¬ 
charge was all gone, but left a thickening of the part. 
THE STATUS OF THE VETERINARY 
PROFESSION. 
By ‘^O.” 
Several contributors to the Veterinarian, and amongst 
them Mr. Barker, whose communications have frequently 
found a place in our journal, bewail the position of the profes¬ 
sion, and the support farriers and charlatans receive in the 
face of licensed practitioners. I am not about to dispute the 
question, but I venture to ask how far members of the pro¬ 
fession are themselves to blame ? Can it be wondered at 
when a certificated veterinary surgeon sinks the dignity of 
his profession by such an announcement as I find on a card 
now before me ? 
Horses broken to the saddle or harness.” 
Horses clipped and singed by the season, or other¬ 
wise.” 
List of medicines always on hand.” 
Physic, cough, condition, and staling balls; cow purging, 
felon, and cleansing drinks; also cough powders, healing, 
blistering, and hoof ointments; lotions and liniments for 
wounds. Dog medicines,” &c. 
Let every member of the veterinary profession respect him¬ 
self, and there will be no fear of the farrier, the cowleech, 
and the charlatan doing him harm ; but with such a combina¬ 
tion as horse breaking, horse singeing, and claptrap advertise¬ 
ments, how far is it reasonable to expect the profession to 
advance, and its members to occupy a place by the side of 
the practitioner of human medicine? 
There are, probably, two thousand living veterinary sur¬ 
geons. Of how many of these may it be said that their social 
status is not inferior to that of an ordinary tradesman ? Who 
is to blame ? 
“ The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in 
ourselves.” 
