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istic ” swellings of purpura noticable; yet, from the appearance 
of the tongue and general languor, I was led to form my diagno¬ 
sis. If you think these cases worthy of publication, I will feel 
amply repaid. Much more so if they should be the means of 
adding any further interest to this disease, which presents such 
a large field for discussion. 
EDITORIAL 
LEGISLATION REGULATING VETERINARY PRACTICE IN STATES. 
There is at present a general desire among veterinarians to se¬ 
cure legislation to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine in 
several of the different States. This attempt has already been 
made, and the success is, to say the most, but partial, if not en¬ 
tirely negative in some instances. 
Why is this so ? There must be some reason why the veteri¬ 
nary profession is denied that protection that is given the practice 
of human medicine. We cannot impugn the wisdom of our leg¬ 
islators in refusing to enact the bills already presented before 
them. 
The fact, then, of the failure up to this time in securing legis¬ 
lative enactments, would seem to argue that the bills have been 
defective in popular estimation, and hence the necessity of fram¬ 
ing a proper bill to be presented at our next Legislature. With 
this object in view, we hope that different members of the profes¬ 
sion will forward to us for publication drafts of bills, or any 
suggestions they may have to make concerning this subject. 
From the different opinions thus expressed there can probably be 
formulated a bill that will be unobjectionable, and one that will 
better secure the rights of the veterinarian, and give to our 
patrons that guarantee to which they are entitled. 
CENTRALIZATION IN VETERINARY MEDICINE. 
It must be a source of just pride to alUveterinarians when, in 
the study of the history of veterinary medicine in the United 
