CORRESPONDENCE. 
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stances, practised cautiously with good judgment and an aptitude 
for the profession which the graduated dunce does not possess, is 
an unfairness which riurht-minded men will not encourage. A law 
requiring every man to register and to state whether he is a gradu¬ 
ate, licentiate, certified or non-certified veterinarian, is all that is 
needed except that it might be well to compel Directories to copy 
these registries so that graduates and licentiates may be enabled 
to apprise the public of the superior consideration to which they 
are entitled by virtue of their diplomas or doctorate degrees. 
I think it would be just, however, to have a law, by which on 
complaint in legal form, that a practitioner is grossly ignorant 
and incompetent, and therefore a dangerous practitioner, that he 
might be summoned to appear before a board appointed by a 
district or county judge to examine such person, and if the charge 
is sustained, restrain him from practising until he could show that 
such disability be removed. This would not be class legislation 
but would be a protection to animals as well as owners. 
I think any State legislature would willingly enact such laws 
as I have here suggested, and I would contribute my mite towards 
procuring them. 
I notice with pleasure your announcement that the Review 
never has been and will not be allowed to become the representa¬ 
tive of any particular society or association of this college or of 
that school as the impression of many is that it was otherwise. 
Respectfully yours, 
E. Mink. 
AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY SCIENCE. 
Dear Sir: —It has been evident for some time that there 
should appear in the columns of the Review some brief notes upon 
subjects that interest not only the veterinary profession, but also 
the community at large. Particularly is this true with reference 
to the relationship existing between veterinary science, agricul¬ 
ture, and commerce. Our little journal finds its way into the 
hands of many agriculturists, men who would be quick to appre¬ 
ciate the value of welkchosen remarks upon subjects such as the 
