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VETERINARY COLLEGE AT DRESDEN. 



We paid a short visit to the Veterinary College at Dresden, 

 which is a commodious establishment, well equipped and 

 liberally supported by the Government of Saxony. It is pre- 

 sided over by Professor Johnne, who is recognized as a 

 reliable authority, and trusted investigator. He is an active 

 middle-aged man. 



LE1PSIC. 



At Leipsic we had the pleasure of meeting Professor Mills 

 of McGill University, Montreal, who is prosecuting studies in 

 the laboratory of the great teacher of anatomy and physiology, 

 Professor His. He accompanied us to the various scientific 

 institutions. 



We spent some hours at the Veterinary College, which is in 

 reality a department of the Agricultural College. We were 

 very kindly received by the Director, Professor Zurn, who 

 from being somewhat advanced in years, and infirm, was un- 

 able to accompany us. He sent with us his assistant, Professor 

 Richard Kantbrorricz, a young man with lots of go in him. 



He showed us the large operating room and the controlling 

 apparatus, the stables and patients under surgical and medical 

 treatment, and dog rooms in the latter they have two cells 

 built of stone with iron door and fronts for rabid dogs. Rabies 

 is not infrequently met with here. The dog cages are all 

 made of strong wrought iron. Outside of the stable we were 

 shown a special building, hexagonal in form, thoroughly 

 padded round the sloping walls and the floor covered by tan- 

 bark, for the treatment of cerebral cases in horses. 



For examining horses for lameness they have a straight run 

 with turf on one side, stone pavement in the middle and sand 

 and gravel on the other side, so as to afford different degrees 

 of concussion to the feet. 



The museum which contains the collection of pathological 

 specimens made during centuries, was replete with skeletons, 

 bones, shoes, wax models of acarae and entozoa, generally 

 very correct but expensive and easily injured. 



