The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-16
It Sh0Ntd Be Done.

The editor is in receipt Of tho circular
letter, herewith appended. DR. Dalrym-
Piles idea is a good one Veterinary science
is very important, and it wonld he well to
give young men AZ opportunity of taking
course in it. 1t would at once dignity
this branch of study and also materially
benefit the student.
Baton Rouge, March 1898
Dear Sir:
Tho Live Stock interests Of Louisiana,
! and the rest of the Gulf States, are becom-
in; day by day of greater value through
the importation Of pure bre" strains of the
different varieties Of farm animals. Our
people are awakening to the importance
of this valuable branch of agricultural in
dustry in the South, and it is ono which
should be encouraged ana fosterea. Be-
sides the money involve in stock breed
ing and raising, asa special cntcrrris:
there is an enormous amount of work OF
our plantations and farms; and to he able
to snbscrve orr live stock interest, by i'll
stituting modern and intelligent measures
for the preservation Of animal health and
life, and rational and humane methods tor
the treatment and cradica ion of disease,
. would doubtless he hailed with satistac-
ton and delight by every indivi .ual in
Louisiana. With the exception of but a
few localities in the State, this line OF
work is in the hands of individuals who
are in no way fitted, either by education
, or medical training, to treat the Injuries
I and diseases of live stock in other than an
, empirical manner. The Veterinary pro-
: fession of to-day has taken rank as one OF
the learned professions, and it isrccosniz-
1 ed, in the Old World and in the more al.
j. vanccd sections of our country, as inds
pensablc, not only with regard to the
purely medical and surgical part of the
work. as applied to animals alone, but as
q cODservcrs of the public health, in the
}, identification, control and determination
of animal maladies that are communicable
!. to the human family.
r. am Of the opinion that if number 0
onr young men were fully equipped will
" thorough veterinary medical education
l. and afterwards located in practice throns
Of out the different sections of this and til
=. other Gulf States, their influence for goo
- in professional way, would be incstims
ble. The opportunity for such an edaca
= ton could he afforded, and without gre;
nt additional expenditure, by the i''stitnt:o
er of y regular Department Of Neterinar
q Medicine in connection with our Stat
I; University and A. and N. College
Baton Rouge. This course would be
;" great advantage, also, to Young men DIES
AZ rous of following the practice of hum'
'e. medicine, who, If possessed of a degree
~ both branches of medical scicnc
n, would not only have thoir knowledge
the general subject Of medicine increas
~ but their value, as practitioners III rar
g, districts. would be greatly enhanced.
Of Up to the present, so far am avail
there is no regular school of vetcriiE'
ho medicine in any of the Southern 'tates
=, am DESTROYS of obtaining expressio
'y Of opinion on this subject, and will
''e glad to have yours, as to the pr"ba'
lat benefit the State would derive from t
he institution of such q department in c.
H. nection with the I'm versity; the need
the State for veterinary graduates; Il
''' the value of such department to
IT" University itself.
no Very respectfully yours,
W. II. DalrympIc.