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EDITORIAL. 
scheme, and we care less. We do know that if it were to be suc¬ 
cessful it would be very injurious to veterinary practitioners. 
They would be deprived of three-fourths of their present revenue 
by the figures already given, and we do not believe any qualified 
veterinarian with a practice is willing to do that. We bring 
this subject prominently before the veterinarians of the Metro¬ 
politan district that none may thoughtlessly be led into any 
such undertaking, and with the hope that they will discounte¬ 
nance it in all others. 
In the meantime we shall notify a number of those whose 
cards are displayed in the office of the company, and trust they 
will compel the responsible head of the company to remove them 
without delay. 
THE FUTURE OF THE HORSE. 
Editors American Veterinary Review : 
Dear Sirs :—From your special opportunities to observe the tenden¬ 
cies of the times, I would be glad if you would give me your opinion of 
the future of veterinary medicine. In other words, will it prove an en¬ 
during profession in the sense of being a source of revenue to those prac¬ 
ticing it. Here in the West, we hear a great deal about the passing of 
the horse (the most profitable veterinary patient), the automobile, the 
bicycle and every other device to replace our old friend ; but our knowl¬ 
edge of it all comes through the press, as we have never seen the auto¬ 
mobile in this part of the country. The special reason that induces me 
to ask this favor of you is that I have a son who is now about the right 
age to enter college, and he is very anxious to begin his studies this fall. 
I should regret to have him spend three years at college and then find 
out that, like Othello, his occupation was gone. 
By giving me your honest opinion, you will greatly oblige, 
Yours very truly, 
A. B -, V. S. 
We can scarcely find any fault with the anxiety of our West¬ 
ern correspondent, in view of the ridiculous articles with which 
the daily press is constantly teeming, more particularly the New 
York Herald , whose alien editor is probably a large share¬ 
holder in some of the numerous companies capitalized on paper 
for untold millions for the purpose of either manufacturing the 
