American Veterinary Review. 
APRIL, 1899. 
A/l communications for publication or in reference thereto should be addressed to Prof. 
Roscoe R. Bell, Seventh Ave. Union St., Borough of Brooklyn, New York City. 
EDITORIAL. 
THE OPENING OF VOLUME XXIII. 
The Review believes that the pledges made its readers at 
the inauguration of Volume XXII have been substantially ful¬ 
filled. In the twelve monthly numbers constituting that volume 
there weie published 64 editorial articles, 25 of which were from 
the pen of Dr. Liautard upon scientific subjects gathered through 
his specially favored opportunities while sojourning in the 
French capital. Practitioners from almost every State in the 
Union have contributed to make the department of u Reports of 
Cases ” the greatest forum for the discussion of practical sub¬ 
jects that has ever been conducted by any veterinary magazine, 
for during the year there appeared no less than 59 distinct cases 
reported. u Original Articles ” have been of exceptional value 
and interest, being contributed to the number of 51, and many 
by the most brilliant writers of veterinary literature upon sub¬ 
jects of original research and representing every phase of the 
science. The professional periodicals of Europe were faithfully 
followed, and when any item was thought to be of value and in¬ 
terest to our readers it was reduced to the briefest space con¬ 
sistent with its proper recital and transmitted to our pages— 
whether in the English, German, French, Belgian, Italian, or 
Spanish tongues. While the volume of such translations may 
not appear so stupendous the amount of labor involved was 
very great, for which our readers are indebted largely to the un¬ 
tiring energy of Prof. Liautard. The whole number of items 
