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nary hygiene while in station, on the road, in campaign, on 
railroads and on board vessels ; (3) Special and practical study 
of feed ; (4) Special course of military sanitary medicine ; (5) 
Course of military horseshoeing ; and, besides these, a special 
course of meat inspection on the diseases which prevail in large 
camps and the measures they require. Micrography, foreign 
languages and equitation complete the curriculum. 
There is no doubt that after this, and only after this, the 
veterinarian is well prepared for his special work. 
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Empiricism in Europe. —The science of veterinary medi¬ 
cine has made considerable progress for the last few years all 
over the world. The education given in the veterinary schools 
is now equal to that obtained in medical universities. The 
facilities offered to students, the thorough condition of the cur¬ 
riculum, the requirements demanded of all candidates before 
entering the schools and at the time of graduation, all are evi¬ 
dences of the importance that the profession has reached, not 
only in public estimation, but also in the eyes of the various 
governments. And perhaps the progress made in the United 
States is greater than in any other country except possibly 
England. In the United States, although the profession is yet 
only in its infancy, the practice of veterinary medicine is not 
allowed in many of the States except by regular graduates of 
an institution in good standing. In England the restrictions 
are still greater, as the essential requirements to permit one 
to practice are an English diploma, the one delivered by the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. England does not 
recognize any other degree, while the United States and some 
countries of Europe with them, we believe, are willing to rec¬ 
ognize a foreign diploma, under some special requirements. 
It is evident that the object thus reenforced by England and 
the United States is to kill empiricism, and it is no less evident 
that success is the result. In the presence of such, is it not 
surprising that Central Europe should remain so long without 
enacting laws to protect her veterinarians, and that they should 
