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army. Up to a few months ago n any groom or farrier was eligi¬ 
ble for the position of a Veterinary Surgeon in the army. Now 
only qualified members of the veterinary profession were ad¬ 
mitted, and they were raised to the rank of officers; whereas 
before they had only the rank of sergeant. There had also been 
a veterinary department added to the Department of Agriculture ; 
and it was the intention of the]Department at Washington to ap¬ 
point port inspectors, as in Canada. Amongst the individual 
States, Illinois had taken the initiative in organizing a Veterinary 
Department, and other States were following. He represented 
Canada as treating the profession better than either the United 
States or Great Britain, though he did not say that even here the 
Government gave all the assistance it should. In Germany, 
France, Russia, Norway and Sweden large sums were voted an¬ 
nually for the support of the veterinary colleges. They were, in 
fact, Government institutions. He proceeded to give a detailed 
statement in reference to the colleges in European countries, and 
concluded with some practical advice to the students, in which he 
spoke of the importance of their studying pathological anatomy, 
chemistry and histology, also of the importance of the microscope. 
For the practical application of the knowledge thus obtained they 
would have to study materia medica and therapeutics. He ad¬ 
vised them to attend all the lectures, take notes of them, and to 
read up the subjects treated of in the lectures from the text 
books. He also urged upon them the duty of kindness towards 
the lower animals, and that they should never inflict unnecessary 
pain upon them. 
Dr. Osier, at the close, addressed a few words to the students. 
He said that during the past five years a change had come over 
the public mind in reference to the veterinary profession ; but he 
said its importance was realized much more fully on the European 
continent than in England or the United States. As to the 
status of a veterinary surgeon, it depended entirely upon himself, 
and in regard to this he could not do better than recommend 
them to follow the example of Dr. McEachran, as to the way in 
which he carried on his daily work, and conducted himself in 
every relation in life .—Montreal Gazette. 
