American Veterinary Review 
MARCH, 1898. 
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EDITORIAL. 
AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION. 
The members of the progressive Chicago Veterinary Society 
have undertaken the enormous task of drafting a guide to aid 
veterinarians in determining a sound from an unsonnd horse 
while under professional examination for soundness. The origi¬ 
nal intention of the Society was developed in the appointment 
of a committee to formulate a list of the blemishes which are 
most frequently found at such examinations and to assign them 
to different categories, such as “soundness,” “ unsonndness,” 
and “ serviceable soundness so that there might be uniform¬ 
ity among examiners in their estimates of the quality of animals 
submitted to them for their professional opinions, hoping thus, 
possibly, to relieve them from harsh individual criticism and to 
protect them in case of legal contest. The chairman of that 
committee,' Dr. Hughes, after very carefully going over the field 
with his associates, reported to the December meeting of the So¬ 
ciety that the subject was entirely too large for the committee 
to deal with, and pointed out 140 blemishes which are the sub¬ 
jects of consideration in the examination of horses for sound¬ 
ness. He then made the very wise suggestion that the whole 
matter be discussed by all the members in open session, a cer¬ 
tain number to be brought before each monthly meeting, and 
that members be assigned by the President to lead the discussion 
upon them. This course was adopted, and as a result the Re¬ 
view is enabled to present its readers with the discussion upon 
