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EDITORIAL. 
and we can assure our readers that no effort will be spared to 
continue to deserve their support and their assistance in increased 
measure in the future. 
VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
In our last issue we published the frame of the bill to be pre¬ 
sented to our State Legislature to regulate the practice of veter¬ 
inary medicine in the State of New York, which, by the way has 
been favorably reported. 
The bill as it read was, no doubt, prepared with the best inten¬ 
tions on the part of those who framed it, and the objections that 
may be opposed to its passage ought not to be based on such 
trivial and improper reasons as those which have been presented 
by gentlemen who do not seem to appreciate the good motives 
which have influenced the friends of the measure. While our 
judgment may not have been fully in accord with its various pro¬ 
visions, we are persuaded that in its preparation an honest pur¬ 
pose sought to give satisfaction to all persons who were interestep 
in the object sought for, and to hint that it is manipulated in the 
interest of one or two heretofore rival societies, which at the present 
time are in friendly co-operation, or to promote the interest of 
any particular collegers both undeserved and unjustified by facts. 
The object which it was expected would be realized by the 
proposed act, as introduced by Mr. Earl, is to protect every vet¬ 
erinary practitioner in the State, now in practice, and prevent a 
new growth of self-made men from springing up after its passage. 
The difficulty of the passage and acceptance of the bill on the 
part of many of our friends from country districts, seems to lie 
in the proposed requirement of an examination before a board 
appointed by the State societies. The objection which is made is 
that this bill does not provide for keeping a record of the exam¬ 
inations. A second bill, which we publish to-day, is offered by 
another body of veterinarians. 
It is to be regretted that so invidious an imputation of par¬ 
tiality and wrong motive should be made and endorsed by honor¬ 
able men, especially by one who has every reason for believing 
