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CORRESPONDENCE. 
“ Ill order to make effective veterinarians in the cavalry we 
believe that it is absolutely important for them to have rank of 
a commissioned officer, so that their orders will be respected and 
the health of the animals of the United States preserved. The 
veterinary science has made wonderful progress in the last few 
years, and in order to get the best talent for the army of the 
United States it is absolutely necessary to give them better so¬ 
cial standing. To-day the Government is losing large sums of 
money on account of the defective arrangement in this depart¬ 
ment of the Government, and the Agriculture Department, 
which recognizes the veterinarians as belonging to an educated 
profession, is now called upon to furnish skilled veterinarians to 
treat the animals belonging to the Government and used in the 
War Department. Unless this change is made, we believe it 
will be impossible to get the best class of men in the service of 
the War Department.” 
Yon can help us out by writing to your representative and 
having this section (No. 2) of the army reorganization bill 
passed as amended by the Committee and at last placing the 
service in the army on a plane that is its by right of education. 
Th is bill will come up in Congress immediately. 
Gerald E. Griffin, Vet. Surg. ^th Cavalry. 
AS TO THE TREATMENT OF PARTURIENT PARESIS. 
Columbiana, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1899. 
Editors American Veterinary Review : 
Dear Sirs :—I see my communication in the January issue. 
I beg space to say that in my haste I omitted the word “ enema.” 
It should read : “ With sodium chloride and magnesium sul¬ 
phate enemas,” for I do not wish any one to give the above 
orally, as most all cases of parturient paresis I treated by giving 
large cathartics by the stomach died. Since writing yon I have 
had my fourth case recover in succession. I shall continue to 
use Schmidt’s treatment, as there is always a change for the 
better in a few hours, and I do not expect them to relapse. 
Fraternally yours, J. B. Caughey, D. V. S. 
The January Review announced that Dr. H. D. Fenimore, 
of Knoxville, Tenn., had been appointed an inspector of the 
Bureau of Animal Industry, and assigned to duty at Kansas City. 
We are now informed by the doctor that the appointment was 
not accepted, and that he remains in charge of his practice at 
Knoxville. 
