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while at Lexington, Ky.: “ Your chief cook and bottle-washer 
down there (I refer to Dr. Hnidekoper) was nothing but the 
rankest sort of veterinary surgeon.” The New York dailies 
printed big head-lines, “ Hnidekoper a Horse Doctor ” ; “ Was 
Known Only as a “‘Vet.’,” or “Hnidekoper Doctored Mules 
and Cats ; ” “ Wrote a Book on How to Cure Diseases of Cats ” ; 
“ He Now Kills Uncle Sam’s Heroes,” etc. 
Giving allowance for the sensational needs of the low Ameri¬ 
can press, the contemptible manner in which our profession is 
referred to in these articles speaks volumes as to onr present es¬ 
timation by the public. Under these circumstances it is about 
time that we cease airing our grievances in our professional jour¬ 
nals only, and that those of us who represent the profession all 
over the country should publicly resent such ignorant and bru¬ 
tal utterances. O. S. 
ARMY VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
The late war has been fruitful of one great thing for the 
army veterinarian : it has shown him just where he stands with 
the War Department, and brought to his mind the consequences 
of his connection with the service in time of international con¬ 
flicts. Those holding positions in the army are giving the pro¬ 
fession some very stirring recitals of just how the service is, 
and their colleagues on the exterior are becoming aroused at the 
magnitude of the injustice which is being done the science 
which is everywhere being recognized as one of the noblest, and 
the one which is doing so much, not only for the live-stock in¬ 
dustry of the country, but for the preservation of human life. 
The inadequacy of the veterinary service of the army is rapidly 
becoming notorious, and soon the force of public sentiment will 
be so great that it will be of signal assistance to those who are 
pressing veterinary legislation in Congress. Before the late meet¬ 
ing of the U. S. V. jM. a.. Chairman Turner gave an incredible 
story of the struggles for recognition, and the persistent disap¬ 
pointments ; while Veterinary Surgeon McMurdo supplemented 
it by humiliating tales from the Western posts. But probably 
