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measure of the catarrhal afflictions of the air passages, the irreg¬ 
ular mode of infection, and the short crisis as a rule, is it not 
plausible to infer, that the poisonous germs giving rise to the late 
epizootic influenza, differ materially in their character and effects, 
as compared with former epizootic outbreaks in this country during 
the last half score of years ? A revision of the nomenclature 
certainly cannot be so erroneous, after all. Dr. H. acknowledges 
that it is improper to indiscriminately designate a disease in¬ 
fluenza—at the same time he does not venture to suggest a term to 
discriminate this type of influenza, which I have attempted to do. 
J. C. Myers, Jr. 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS OF AMERICA. 
Editor of the Review : 
Since you have invited criticism of your editorial in the Jan¬ 
uary issue of your journal, under the above caption, be so kind as 
to excuse the unseeming liberty I take in dissenting so freely, as 
I propose to do, from your views as there expressed. 
No one, I believe, will question the large opportunity you 
have had for the study of this question from a most advantageous 
standpoint—namely, that of leading teacher of veterinary medi¬ 
cine in this country, during the last fifteen years. If your ex¬ 
perience as a successful teacher, and the founder of a veterinary 
school has convinced you of the great need for a radical change 
in the present method of making American veterinarians, I can 
but concede that your opinions are entitled to the fullest consid¬ 
eration. I believe I have accorded them such treatment, and 
while I am not unconscious of the grave defects existing in the 
present institutions which aim to make veterinary surgeons, 
neither am I convinced that you have discovered the means by 
which all are to be brought to a general standard of excellence as 
regards the ultimate result of their teaching. 
Your suggestion and recommendation that an association 
should be formed, which would embrace the principles found in 
the constitution of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, is 
