the roswell p. flower library founded - 1897. - eCommons@Cornell ...

ogether, a small group
of men who had
studied with James
Law had a profound effect on
Western history. All were dedicated,
as was Law, to live of service
to the people.
With the examples of such men
as these for inspiration, it was
only natural that the Cornell veterinary
college should continue
their tradition of public service.
Its ambulatory clinic was soon
caring for patients as far away as
Mecklenburg and Jacksonville,
New York, at a rate of more than
eight hundred a year. The college's
free clinics earned high
praise for the quality of their service
to an increasing number of
patients. A small-animal clinic was
established in the basement of
James Law Hall, charging fifteen
cents a day for dogs and ten cents
a day for cats. For surgical operations
the charge wa twenty-five
cents to cover anesthetics and
antiseptics.
Daniel E. Salmon , recipient of
the first D.V M. degree awarded
in the United States. When the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
established the Bureau of Animal
Industry (8Al) in 1884, Salmon
was named its first chief. He held
the post for twenty-one years and
was joined, at one time or
another, by four other Cornellians
trained by James Law. The success
of their efforts widened the acceptance
of veterinary medicine
as a scientific profession. Salmon
himself was a pioneer in the use
of inoculation to prevent contagious
diseases. He identified the
infectious pathogen Salmonella
and gave his name to salmonellOSis,
a di ease of humans.