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glands of the maxillary space were tender and swollen ; the appe¬ 
tite was poor ; the foot looked pretty well. 
March 8th.—Temperature 104f ; pulse 65 ; appetite gone. A 
free, sticky discharge escaped from the nostrils. The lymphatics 
of the face were swollen. 
March 9th.—Temperature 103f ; the septum nasi has several 
ulcerations upon its surface ; the discharge is abundant, and slightly 
bloody ; the lymphatics of the face are much swollen and cordy. 
All the symptoms of glanders were evident, and the animal was 
ordered to be destroyed. 
EDITORIAL. 
STATE VETERINARIANS. 
When the first Board of Health in the United States was 
organized, a few years ago, in New York, and a proposition to 
appoint veterinarians on the Board was made, it was received 
with ridicule and sarcasm. The recommendation that “ horse 
doctors” should be employed by the State in connection with an 
organization having for its object the care of public health, was 
treated as the wildest of absurdities. How changed is all this 
to-day ; and how different the popular appreciation of the com¬ 
petent and educated veterinarian ! Not only are veterinary sur¬ 
geons receiving regular appointments from the city organizations; 
not only have they at times been called upon to perform for the 
State duties appertaining to their profession; not only does the 
General Government call upon them to ask their assistance in the 
investigation of diseases of domestic animals, and assist in the 
removal of the heavy embargoes placed upon our cattle on account 
of the existence of contagious diseases in a few of the Eastern 
States, but a more important recognition is now presented in the 
action of several of our State Legislatures. In those of Illi 
nois, Kansas and Connecticut bills were introduced during the 
last session proposing the creation of the office of State Veteri¬ 
narian; and, if we are to trust current reports, the) creation of 
such officers is likely to become a fact at a day not now far in 
the distance. 
