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protection. If the bill passes, and I believe it will, the State 
veterinarian and his assistants will be in a position to show to the 
people of Nebraska the difference between a qualified practitioner 
and the empiric ; and, therefore, if it so happens that we here¬ 
after may ask for some legislation along our line, the task of 
securing it will be insignificant in comparison with our past 
struggles. But I have found that there are other benefits to be 
derived from active membership in the association, and of far 
greater importance than this. Dr. S. Stewart in a paper read 
before the Missouri Valley Veterinary Medical Association, Oc¬ 
tober 5th, expresses my feelings far better than I myself would 
be able to do. In the association we meet our colleagues, ex¬ 
change with them our views on operations ; if downhearted are 
encouraged, and we leave for home happy,^contented, refreshed 
and prepared for another struggle. If we have failed in the 
treatment of a certain disease, we are either able to determine 
the cause or learn that others are not much better off than we 
are. We read our papers and they are thoroughly discussed in 
a friendly manner; each and every one feeling perfectly at 
home, and I believe I am right when I say that there is not a 
member in our Nebraska Veterinary Association who would 
hesitate to speak of his non-success. Yes, I am convinced that 
more of us usually bring the most difficult cases, the cases which 
we cannot handle, before the association, and the discussion 
created thereby benefit not only the individual, but the entire 
body. We have started in small, our membership insignificant; 
but while we are small in number we are united ; each and 
every member is always ready to put his shoulder to the wheel 
and make this association as good as the best. To illustrate the 
strength of union and harmony, I may only point to our meet¬ 
ing at Omaha. The task of entertaining the American Veteri¬ 
nary Medical Association was an enormous one ; still, we suc¬ 
ceeded far beyond our expectations, everything being very satis¬ 
factory, with the exception of one portion of the clinics, and the 
task of describing this has been assigned to me. 
The clinics, as you know, are a new departure in our veteri- 
