ON THE NEW EPIDEMIC. 
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A singular case of this kind occurred. A farmer purchased a 
calf in the market, and on his arriving home, in order to place 
the young animal in a warm and comfortable situation, he gave 
directions that it should be taken into his cow-house among his 
cows. He soon, however, perceived that the young animal was 
unwell, and quickly removed it to another place, where it even- 
tually died. 
On the third day after this temporary visit of the calf, the cow 
that had stood next to it became ill. Three days after that the 
next cow was affected; and in less than six days every cow in 
that house was on the sick list. 
A pig in the same yard broke from his confinement and got to 
the dunghill and ate some pieces of turnip that were left by the 
diseased cattle. On the third day afterwards he was affected. 
Fortunately, care had been taken that he should not go back again 
to the sty, and all the rest escaped ; but it fared badly with him. 
Mr. Farrow accounts for the re-appearance of the disease in a 
way that would be perfectly satisfactory, if such a term could be 
applied to such a case. A great number of Irish and Scotch cattle 
are brought into this country twice in the year — in the autumn 
for the strawyard, and in the spring for grazing purposes. These 
cattle arrive in large droves, and are sold to a great many farmers 
in small lots. There are very few of these droves among which 
some diseased cattle might not be found. Many of them are 
obliged to rest for a certain time ; but others that have apparently 
escaped the infection, or who have recently recovered, are taken 
on to the different markets and sold. 
The purchaser, being perfectly ignorant of their coming from 
a drove which had contained some infected cattle, or have them- • 
selves had the disease so recently, takes no precaution, and the 
infection is propagated to the rest of his stock. 
In the northern part of the kingdom, and too much everywhere, 
these droves have been the means of the disease spreading wider 
and more rapidly than all other causes put together. 
STRAY PAPERS ON VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE, 
ADDRESSED TO VETERINARY STUDENTS. 
By Mr. Thomas W. Mayer, V.S., Newcastle-under-Line. 
[Continued from vol. xiii, p. 54.] 
Gentlemen, — Various circumstances, some of painful retro- 
spect, combined with others of pleasing anticipation connected 
with our profession, have prevented my addressing you in that 
