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of the abraded shoulder, there may be extremely slight, if any 
pain at all ; while in the latter, lameness is never exhibited 
without pain, unless in the case of deformity resulting probably 
from some previous injury, or pathological condition. It must 
not be understood that I am, in any way, trying to exonerate 
the owner of the animal with the sore shoulder, and attach 
blame to the officer for his vigilance. This is not my object. 
All indications of cruelty, whether exposed to view or occult, 
should be dealt with, but I mn of the -opinion, and that from 
experience, that lameness in our city, and other horses, does not 
receive the attention it merits at the hands of our humane socie¬ 
ties, for the alleviation of a great deal of the suffering of these 
animals. 
In continuing the consideration of the grounds upon which 
I claim that the profession is a most potent factor in the educa¬ 
tion of the people in the interests of humanity, I have, in the 
first place, to notice the fitness of the veterinarian, on account 
of his special course of instruction and training, which familiar¬ 
izes him with the lower animals in health and in disease. He 
has made a study of the anatomy, both microscopical and histo¬ 
logical, of the various systems of the .^^uine species, and the 
differential characteristics exhibited by the other domesticated 
animals; the physiology, or functions, of the numerous organs 
and tissues of the body, including that of movement, nutrition, 
etc.; dietetics, also, including the chemical analysis of the various 
alimentary matters, their food value, and their nutritive rela¬ 
tions, as well as the quality and quantity required for mainte¬ 
nance, repair, for growth or for work. He has studied, also, the 
various medicinal agents, both mineral and vegetable, and theii 
actions: physiologic, therapeutic, and toxic. Pathology 
well, or the study of disease to which the various systems oi 
the animal economy are susceptible ; and the most moderr 
prophylactic and therapeutic measures to be adopted for ih 
prevention, control, eradication, or cure. The subject of bac 
teriology, with its myriad forms of organismal life, their life 
histories, the poisonous ptomaines they elaborate, and th( 
