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ment of acute attacks of mammitis in cows. The results that he 
has attained are most satisfactory, producing an abortion of all 
the acute symptoms in a short time, without having recourse to 
any other local applications. The solutions are made as follows: 
Veratrine, 40 centigrammes; alcohol at 90°, 5 or 6 grammes. 
This in injected five or six times, at seven or eight minutes apart. 
The injections may be repeated if a second congestive process 
manifests itself.— R. de M. V. 
NEWS AND ITEMS. 
The Cathode Rays. —Dr. Edmund E. King, of Toronto, 
gave an address in the lecture hall of the Ontario Veterinary Col¬ 
lege to the students on Thursday evening on the new photo¬ 
graphic process, called the “cathode rays.” His explanations of 
the method, which he demonstrated by the use of apparatus, 
were exceedingly clear, and were warmly appreciated. He said 
that it was more correctly called the “X rays,” and that it dif¬ 
fered from photography in representing the shadow, rather than 
the image or figure itself. That flesh, wood, leather, and some 
other substances could be readily penetrated by the “ rays,” 
while bone and some metals were impenetrable. Therefore, the 
bones within the body of a man or animal could be readily ex¬ 
amined by this method. The “ X ray ” is, without doubt, des¬ 
tined to be of inestimable benefit to science in the near future. 
SANMETTO. —This preparation, which is a blending of “ saw 
palmetto ” and “ true santal,” has recently been brought prom¬ 
inently before the veterinary profession as a stimulating remedy 
for diseases of the genito-urinary organs. In a neat pamphlet, 
issued by the manufacturers, Od Chemical Co., 15 Cedar St., 
New York, is contained many certificates from veterinarians 
bearing witness to its remarkable results in affections of the 
bladder, kidneys, and urethra, as well as for pre-senility in stal¬ 
lions and dogs. Sample bottle mailed free to veterinary sur¬ 
geons. See their advertisement. 
A Change for the Better. —The New York County 
Veterinary Medical Association at its last meeting decided to 
change its meeting place to the Academy of Medicine, which at 
once lends dignity and independence to its deliberations, and is 
better in very many other respects. 
More Virginia Veterinary Laws. —The profession in 
Virginia is accomplishing much in the way of legislative recog¬ 
nition. In addition to the law regulating practice in that com¬ 
monwealth, printed elsewhere, the State assembly has approved 
“ An act to provide for the protection of domestic animals, and 
