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EDITORIAL. 
to extend its membership and its influence, to make its meetings 
profitable and enjoyable, so that those who sacrifice their time i 
and energies in contributing to the programme will feel that : 
they are repaid for their journey and their endeavors—in a I 
word, that it shall be national in truth as well as in name. j 
Viewing the subject, then, in this broad sense, with no other 
object than the good of the association, and all who have the 
honor and high privilege of being enrolled upon its list of ; 
membership, we congratulate the Executive Committee upon | 
their wise action, and predict for the convention of 1898 an ex- ! 
tended influence, increased membership, and a record-breaking 
attendance. 
KEEP UP THE WORK IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
We much regret to learn that the Pennsylvania State Live- 
Stock Sanitary Board is in danger of being closed down for 
want of funds. It had been decided at the end of November to 
make no further appropriation, but through the appeal of the 
State Veterinarian and other members of the Board, who showed 
the great importance of the work now under way, an addi¬ 
tional appropriation for three months’ existence was secured. 
The great amount of earnest work which this Board is accom¬ 
plishing in the Keystone State should not be crippled by such a 
pessimistic course, as it is saving to the live stock interests many 
times its cost annually. The percentage of tuberculosis infec¬ 
tion has fallen within a short time from 20.2 to 12.2, an item 
which should guarantee its existence to all reasonable men even 
as an economic measure. 
It is said that “ an honest confession is good for the soul.” 
Our esteemed Philadelphia contemporary has for the past year 
or two emblazoned the announcement of its own greatness by 
the standing epigram, “ Leads veterinary journalism in Amer¬ 
ica.” The veterinary publie have ever contemplated this as¬ 
sertion with amusement ; but now even its originators feel that 
they have no right to impose such a statement upon the well- 
