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EDITORIAL. 
op a gentleman who claims no other title than that of veterinarian 
—who to veterinary science attributes all the honorable positions 
he has been called upon to fill, too modestly placing it in front 
of his great talents and ability—can there remain any-doubt as 
to the value and importance of our calling, and to the truth and 
proper application of the motto so commonly used in relation to 
it, “ Second to None ” ? 
POLITICIANS BETTER THAN VETERINARIANS. 
The value and services of educated veterinarians has made 
much progress in public estimation, and also in that of the State 
and the General Governments. It seems, however, that some 
city officials have not yet reached that point where, for the benefit 
of the general health of the people, or for the saving of the peo¬ 
ple’s money, they would find it advantageous to employ, in pref¬ 
erence to the educated veterinarian, the (in many instances) 
ignorant politician, ex-police officer, or retired butcher. 
While the Health Department of the city of Brooklyn has its 
veterinary surgeons and its inspectors of meat, regular graduates, 
and the Fire Department of the same city employs an educated 
veterinarian to look after its live stock, the great metropolis of 
New York remains far behind her sister city, having no veterina¬ 
rian in her long list of officers. A glance at the published extract 
of Dr. E. Hanshew, Jr’s, report shows, however, that improvements 
are yet possible even in this well regulated public department. 
