the hands of the Governor, and this new lease of power is sure to add again to the interests of our people and be more and more appreciated by the entire country who are watching zealously the outcome of the plans in Pennsylvania dealing with State problems of the greatest moment.

OUR NEW YORK QUARANTINE STATION.

THE serious charges of Mr. T. S. Cooper as to the lack of proper observance of quarantine regulations and the inefficiency of the buildings, etc., set apart for this work by the Department of Agriculture at Garfield, N. J., resulted in an investigation of the same, followed by the dismissal of Dr. W. B. E. Miller, the veterinarian in charge. We do not propose to sit in judgment as to the justness or wisdom of this decree, but if a half is true of what Mr. Cooper charges the dismissal of the inspector will only be a partial rectification of the evils to be corrected. The Government is unbending in its decree as to the ninety-days' stay as to cattle and other animals, but it only half performs its duty to the interests involved when it fails to vouchsafe to those who employ their money in importation of foreign bred stock, every care, protection, and faithful stewardship of the animals intrusted to its keeping. Let the light in, and let there be a radical correction of the evils complained of.

AMONG NEW BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.

PERHAPS of all veterinary literature provided for the practitioner or student there is no field so poorly supplied as in the pathology of sheep. So little is taught of them in our veterinary colleges that many graduate without any knowledge beyond that of knowing that the ovine family is within his domain and that scabies and foot-and-mouth disease are scourges of this industry and field of investment. More than this, the average student has little or no knowledge of the varieties of sheep, their habits, or diseases; the vast moneyed interests wrapped up and the large number of people interested in their development and improvement. These conditions have made opportune the publication of such a work as has just been sent forth from the pen of Veterinarian William A. Rushworth, Inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry. It will prove a work of inestimable value to the veterinary profession, not

that it is destined to shed any special light on the pathology of many of the more serious scourges of sheep-breeding and raising, but that it has in a very complete manner covered the whole range of the sheep field-first, in the complete description of all the varieties of sheep, their points of merit and value, their peculiarities; second, the whole range of their many diseases, with plain statements as to treatment; third, in the compilation of all the laws relative to Federal and State inspection, importation, and exportation. The thorough manner in which this industry as a whole has been treated is bound to awaken a deeper interest in its importance as a much neglected branch of the field of veterinary medicine, and it is to be hoped that the book will meet such a reception at the hands of the profession as to insure the continued interest of the author and compiler, that its value in the field of pathology may be added to from time to time.

ANTISEPTIC TREATMENT OF WOUNDS. BY DR. H. FRICK, County Veterinarian of Hettstedt, Germany. Translated and published by ALEX. EGER, Chicago, Ill. With annotations by Professors A. H. BAKER and L. A. MERILLAT.

THIS subject, which has undergone so radical a change during the past five years and made possible surgical interference along lines heretofore considered too dangerous, has awakened a wide interest among veterinarians, and, like their brother surgeons of the human family, are no longer free from the responsibility of giving that detailed attention to wounds and broken surfaces which are adopted in human surgery.

The book is divided into nine chapters, covering the history of wound-care, infection of wounds, asepsis, antisepsis, and disinfection; disinfection of infected carriers and the wound; suturing and ligation material, drainage, bandages; antiseptic mode of treating wounds; antiseptic outfit for practice; examination of wounds and their preparation for operation; operations with antiseptic precautions. In this manner it well covers the whole field of wound-care and giving the best methods, latest treatment of the subject, and relative value of the various remedies used in the treatment of wounds. It will prove an addition to veterinary literature that should be in the hands of a large number of practitioners, whose carelessness and neglect of every precautionary measure lead to much loss of time, money, and service in tedious wound-healing that have made unpopular many lines of surgical interference that should be more generally adopted. This book will be a revelation to many of such members of the profession.

MANUAL OF PRESCRIPTION WRITING AND DOSOLOGY. Prepared for Students and Practitioners of Veterinary Medicine. By H. D. HANSON, D.V.S., of New York City.

THIS, the second work of Dr. Hanson, and which has been in contemplation and preparation for some time, has just reached us. It has been dedicated by the author to Professor M. H. McKillip, founder of the McKillip Veterinary College of Chicago, as a fitting testimonial to his modest support and deep interest in the welfare of the veterinary profession.

Divided into ten chapters, covering fully prescription writing, grammatical prescription construction, Latin terms and abbreviations; combinations of drugs, and incompatabilities, solubility of drugs; weights and measures, officinal preparations, tables of doses, to which are added a large number of favorite prescriptions of prominent veterinarians. From the purely veterinary stand-point this subject has never been so completely treated of, and it will prove a helpful assistant to the student, while the older practitioner, grown careless and indifferent as to his prescription writing, will do well to spend an hour or two each week delving into its valuable contents. There will be a wide sale of this work. because of its containing many favorite prescriptions of successful practitioners, and we trust it will well repay the author, who has spent so much time in the preparation of his contributions to veternary literature.

GUIDE TO PRACTICAL MEAT-INSPECTION. BY DR. F. FISCHOEDER, late Director of the City Abattoirs and Stock-yards, Bromberg, Germany. Translated by A. T. PETERS, D. V.M., Investigator of Animal Diseases, Nebraska Experiment Station. Published by Alex. Eger, Chicago, Ill. THE translator of this work, well known to the members of the American Veterinary Medical Association, has endeavored in the production of this work to translate only those parts of the author that cover in general the subject of meat-inspection, and special laws and ordinances of Germany not applicable to the United States have been supplanted by the laws and ordinances under which this work is carried on in our country.

The subject has become one of such great importance in our land that everything written or printed in the English language has been eagerly sought and studied. Our national meat-inspection service has grown more rapidly than our men have been properly equipped for the work to do.

After treating in a general way of the construction and functions

of the various parts of the animal body, the normal characters of the organs are explained at considerable length and made clearer by numerous illustrations. The whole field of instructions to our United States inspectors is added, as well as many valuable points from those long experienced in our meat-inspection service. Contagious and parasitic diseases are fully covered, as well as special chapters relating to the detection of trickinosis. The work will be generously received by the veterinary profession at this time and its value duly appreciated, Ele work deserved more careful preparation at the hands of the publisher and more efficient proofreading before sending it forth from the press.

BRARY

COMMUNICATIONS.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.

OFFICE OF THE DEAN, PHILADELPHIA, January 17, 1900.

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DEAR SIR: It has for many years been the practice of the leading physicians in nearly every community to go from time to time to one of the centres of medical education for the purpose of suing post-graduate courses of instruction. In this way they have been enabled to keep in touch with the advances in medical science and to freshen their knowledge. Veterinarians, on the other hand, have not adopted this practice, although the need for it cannot be less among members of our profession than among physicians. This condition is, no doubt, due in part to the fact that no arrangements have been made for providing short courses in the kind of work that practitioners of veterinary medicine wish to pursue.

It is now proposed to offer a six-day practical course in State veterinary medicine, bacteriology, meat-inspection, and dairy inspection. The plan provides also for clinical demonstrations in surgery, for visits to at least two of the best dairy farms in the country, and for free discussion by the members of the class of all of the subjects taken up in the course.

This course is provided especially for the veterinarians of Pennsylvania who are interested in the broader public aspects of veterinary science (those who act as inspectors for the State Livestock Sanitary Board), but it will include instruction in many subjects of use in everyday private practice.

Among those who will take part in the discussions are Drs.

Ravenel, Harger, Adams, Hoskins, Conard, Klein, and Pear

son.

It is proposed to begin this course at the Veterinary Department of the University of Pennsylvania, Tuesday, February 27, 1900, at 8.30 A. M. This time has been selected because the State Veterinary Society meets on Tuesday, March 6th, and it is known that many veterinarians will come from distant parts of the State to attend this meeting. By coming one week earlier, advantage can be taken of the special course and the meeting at one visit.

While there is always some difficulty in leaving a practice for a week or ten days, it is to be remembered that the purpose in so doing is to acquire knowledge and experience that will make the services of the veterinarian of more value to his clients.

There will be no charge for tuition and no other fee, so the only expense will be for board and railroad fare.

This course is offered to all legally registered veterinarians in Pennsylvania.

Those who wish to take this course are requested to send their names as soon as possible to the undersigned.

Respectfully yours,

LEONARD PEARSON.

NOTES.

HOG INSPECTION IN GERMANY. Dr. Vosburg Rekow and Edmund Wirth, the former a Director of the Imperial Central Bureau of Commercial Treaties of Germany, and the latter a large manufacturer and President of the Chamber of Commerce in Seraw, Brandenburg, have just concluded an inspection of the Chicago packing. houses.

They expressed their pleasure and astonishment at the cleanliness of the methods. They admitted that hog-inspection in this country is a great deal better than the German method, because, they say, if any trichniæ are found in Germany the meat after being cooked for a certain period is put on the market; whereas here if the smallest defect is found the pork is used for byproducts. Sanitarian, January, 1900.

The Board of Health of Columbia, S. C., is conducting a prosecution of one of its principal butchers for the slaughter and exposure for sale of a number of carcasses of hogs from a carload