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OBITUARY. 
We have heard of all kinds of guns, etc., and the accuracy 
of gunners, and all the horrors of war, which does require some 
bravery to face, but think of the determination, accuracy of aim 
and surety of injury or death and the certainty of action of a 
mule and his heels and the amount of true bravery one must 
possess to volunteer for life to face this and so many hazardous 
surroundings daily, for what? Not for pay or honor, for no 
veterinarian is overpaid and gets no honor at all ; so it must be 
for the love he has for the poor dumb animals we have taken 
their liberty from and made lifetime slaves of. Creatures that 
are in principle just what they are, and rank higher in useful¬ 
ness and faithfulness to mankind and civilization than a Sen- ; 
ator or any one else who would endeavor to keep the Govern¬ 
ment from putting men of real rank and competency in proper 
position to protect them, for they have for centuries been the 
subject of shameful quackery and have won many victories for 
our Government and honors for the rankest of the rank. 
In conclusion, I wish to say that even the Senator is not the 
rankest thing on earth ; he responds as a schoolboy to the tap 
of the hammer—Order—from the Chair ; and his voice is hushed 
and his rank is dead in the Senate Chamber. His vote is vetoed 
by the President, to all of which he must submit in obedience i 
to higher rank. The Senator’s son in the army must respond 
to higher ranks and obey their orders right or wrong. The 
true veterinarian responds only to the calls of mercy from the 
dumb animals and obeys only the laws of God in administering ; 
to the needs of the same. J. W. PETTY. 
OBITUARY. 
CHARLES BURDEN, D. V. S. 
What may be termed the “ Old Guard ” of the American 
veterinary profession has suffered the loss by death of one of its 
most prominent and honored members. Charles Burden has 
been for more than thirty-five years a bulwark of strength and 
an unflinching exemplification of all that stands for high prin¬ 
ciples, noble character, and purity in professional and private 
life, and deep will be the grief of those who knew him when 
the sad tidings of. his sudden demise shall strike their eyes. 
Dr. Burden, while not in robust condition, had been in his ac¬ 
customed health until Friday morning, Jan. 25, when he was 
suddenly stricken with apoplexy while arising from sleep, and 
died during the day. 
