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school patterned after those ah-endy in (jperation in Dunn and Marathon 

 counties. 



The high school at St. Louis. Mich., has introduced a three-year agricultural 

 course. The agricultural work begins in the second year and runs through 

 both terms of the second and third years, the following topics being considered : 

 The soil — origin, drainage, and capillary action; the plant — food, propagation, 

 and diseases : orchard, garden, and held ; farm animals, dairying, and gardening. 



New Haven Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association. — The 

 American Veterinary Medical Association held its forty-third annual meeting 

 in Harmouie Hall, New Haven, August '21 to 24. About 150 members were 

 present, and a still larger number of visiting veterinarians and others attended 

 the sessions. 



A special feature of the meeting was the unusual interest shown in the 

 improvement of veterinary education in the United States by raising the stand- 

 ard of entrance requirements in veterinary schools, imjtroving the curricula in 

 these institutions, and standardizing so far as possible the veterinary degree. 

 An association of veterinary faculties and veterinary examining boards has 

 been formed from the members of the general association, and this branch 

 association has undertaken seriously the work of improving veterinary educa- 

 tion. Reports were received from men who had personally inspected all veteri- 

 nary schools in the United States and Canada, and specific features of these 

 institutions were approved or disapproved accoi'ding to the manner in which 

 they met the reciuirements laid down by the association. 



On the whole, it appeared that there is much encouragement along this line, 

 since definite improvement was shown in a number of educational institutions 

 and in the work of the veterinary examining boards of the different States. 

 The defects of the systems in vogue in different localities were thoroughly dis- 

 cussed and suggestions made for improvement during the coming year. 



W. H. Lowe in his presidential address referred to the good showing made 

 by the meat-inspection service in the recent agitation, and recommended that 

 the association give all possible help to the improvement of the veterinary 

 organization of the Army, veterinary education, and veterinary journalism in 

 the United States. 



C. J. Marshall, in his report as chairman of the committee on intelligence 

 and education, considered particularl.v the educational value of veterinary hos- 

 pitals. In order to make a thorough study of cases of animal diseases it is 

 necessary to have the patients under closer observation than is possilib^ in 

 ordinary private practice. The reports of stock raisers on the condition of 

 r.nimals during treatment can not be relied upon very full.v. since such men do 

 not observe closely all the symptoms which appear during treatment. 



In the reports furnished by resident State secretaries it appeared that rabies 

 has prevailed to an unusual degree in Connecticut ; hog cholera is rapidly 

 passing under control in Kansas : a nourishing veterinar.v association has been 

 established in Kentucky ; vaccination against bovine tuberculosis is progressing 

 satisfactorily in Pennsylvania ; tick eradication is being pushed forward in 

 Tennessee ; Government support to the veterinary service is satisfactory in 

 Cuba and Hawaii : nulk sanitation has been ]iut en a good basis in Massachu- 

 setts ; veterinar.v education is iuipmving in Illinois. I»ut the (Miicago system of 

 milk inspection is insufficient. 



P. A. Fish discussed the properties of arecolin hydrobromid. This is an 

 alkaloid from the areca nut. and in doses of 1 to G grains in horses causes sali- 

 vation, perspiration, or purgation. A dose of one-tenth of a grain in the eye 

 causes contraction of the pupil. Large (piantities administered h.vpodermically 



