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EDITORIAL. 
by the New York State Veterinary Society, as amended, was 
favorably reported by the committee, and referred to the Com¬ 
mittee of the Whole. The new bill, with the amendment, will 
be found in our pages, but what will become of it we cannot say. 
A communication received from Dr. Kidney, which we also print, 
reveals a great deal as to the feeling of the members of the pro¬ 
fession upon the policy of the bill, and we hope that all those 
who approve of the measure will make their influence felt in the 
passage of an act which will compass the most important point 
which the veterinary profession of this State can secure, in bring¬ 
ing all the practitioners of the State together upon an equal foot¬ 
ing,and inviting them all into one large, general, homogeneous body. 
TREATMENT OF SPRINGHALT BY SHOEING. 
An extract from one of our exchanges on the subject of 
springhalt and its cure, which appeared in the January number 
of the Review, has elicited the notice of Dr. Bryden, in a letter, 
which we print on another page, and which furnishes its own 
explanation. 
We had promised the Doctor further information on the sub¬ 
ject of this treatment, which appeared in a recent communication 
made before the Societe Centrale de Medecine Veterinaire, but 
unforeseen circumstances have prevented us from doing him jus¬ 
tice at the present time. In our April number, however, we 
expect to pay our indebtedness, and shall present all the facts be¬ 
fore our readers. It is well-known by many amongst us that Dr. 
Bryden has paid much attention to this special subject, and we 
are strongly of the opinion that his claim to priority in this new 
treatment is a just one. 
NEW JERSEY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The act of incorporation, constitution and by-laws of this 
scientific body have been published in a neat pamphlet, which 
forms a handsome and convenient summary of the rules and 
regulations of the association. President W. B. E. Miller and 
Secretary W. H. Lowe will please accept our compliments for 
the success that has crowned their term of office. 
