VETERINARY JOURNALISM. 
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! medical science, are invaluable, in that they contain the fnnda- 
: mental facts, so to speak, on which practice is based, but in 
i these days of such wonderful advancement, more especially per- 
! haps in the department of medicine, a considerable portion of a 
: text-book may be said to be out of date by the time it is placed 
i upon the market. This would be an exceedingly unfortunate 
I occurrence for the profession were it not that our journals come 
in to fill the void. The veterinarian at the present day who is not 
a subscriber to one or all of our journals, and perhaps to one or 
more of the European periodicals, is behind the times ; and by 
I being in such a position, is not only doing an injustice to him- 
; self, but to his profession. 
I I am of the opinion that the veterinarian should subscribe to 
a leading medical journal as well as to those of our own branch ; 
it keeps him in touch with what is going on in the sister pro¬ 
fession ; and by having a little more extended information on the 
general subject of medicine, it not only adds to his own knowl¬ 
edge, but it gives him a better standing with the members of 
the medical profession with whom he may be brought into con¬ 
tact, when he is able to discuss intelligently up-to-date topics 
having a direct bearing upon their subject. I have always been 
an advocate of the veterinarian, when he has the opportunity, 
seeking the friendship and association of medical men. I 
think a great deal of the ignorance which prevails in certain 
sections of the country, with regard to our profession, would 
eventually be dispelled through the influence of the medical 
profession, especially if they had a more intimate knowledge of 
us and our professional work. It has been stated that out of the 
entire veterinary profession in the United States, only about 
one-third of its members subscribe to the professional journals. 
This may, at first sight, appear an unimportant matter, but 
i when duly reflected upon, is in reality a serious state of affairs, 
j At the present time, although the information contained in onr 
I journals is of inestimable value to those who subscribe to them, 
j these monthly periodicals are conducted at great financial loss ; 
' and in fact one of them has had to be discontinued altogether 
