EDITORIAL. 
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the country. It is not our purpose to indulge in any egotistical 
laudation of what it has been or what it is ; it is not as great 
as it would like to be, nor so great as it will be. It was 
our aim in calling attention to its twenty-first birthday to 
felicitate the profession upon the notable event, and to say that 
it is theirs for all that it can be, theirs in heart and soul; 
that what it is they have made it, what it has done for them 
was by their inspiration, and what it is to be will be by their 
grace. That it loves its subjects, is proud to serve them, and 
pledges them that it will continue ever to fight their battles 
of progress ; will be insistent against those who would seek to 
retard or hinder its onward march ; will always be their cham¬ 
pion for everything that is right and just, and their instrument 
in striking down all that threatens them from without, or which 
savors of retrogression or decay from within. In this connection 
it emphasizes the motto which has been constantly before it,. 
“ No 71 Nobis Solu7ny 
Serum-Therapy oe Purpura Hemorrhagica. —Prof. 
Olof Schwarzkopf informs us that the notice in our January 
issue reporting the discovery that equine anasarca is due to a 
variety of the streptococcus, needs correction. The disease which 
is termed anasarca vrai by French veterinarians is that known 
to English-speaking veterinarians as purpura hacEniorrhagica. 
In this way the discovery becomes intelligible and interesting, 
and the report that purpura can be successfully treated with the 
anti-streptococcus serum will be welcomed by all veterinary 
practitioners. 
Notice to Members of the U.S. V.M.A.—We are requested 
by Secretary Stewart to ask all members who contemplate pre¬ 
senting papers at the next meeting, which occurs in Nashville, 
Tenn., in September, to give him early notification, with the 
titles of their subjects, if possible. As this is to be the greatest 
meeting in its history, it is hoped that the volunteers will be 
prompt and numerous. 
