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NEWS AND ITEMS. 
T. J. Turner, D. V. S., of Glasgow, Mo., late the most effi¬ 
cient and conscientious State Veterinarian of Missouri, failed to 
be reappointed upon the expiration of his last term. It is said 
that politics are alone responsible for the change. His record 
certainly was not consulted. 
IT was a pleasure to all present at the commencement exer¬ 
cises of the A. V. C. and the banquet, to see Prof. J. L* Robert¬ 
son again in his place and so much improved in health. On the 
other hand—there was a temporary vacancy—that of Prof. A. 
F. Liautard, who is in Paris. 
There is a bill now pending in the Iowa Legislature, the 
title of which is “ To Protect the Five-Stock Industry of Iowa,” 
permitting only graduates from veterinary colleges to use the 
title “veterinarian” or “ veterinary surgeon,” and confining em¬ 
pirics to the use of the term “farrier.” 
Dr. Neher, at the last meeting of the New York County 
V. M. Association, reported cases where he has punctured the 
stomach of the horse in cases of tympanites of that organ. Al¬ 
though it takes a man with an iron nerve to puncture that vis- 
cus, yet the Doctor claims many lives may be saved, and is well 
worth a trial where other treatment fails. 
The Appointment of State Veterinary Surgeon for Iowa 
has been given to Dr. J. I. Gibson, of Denison, la. He will 
succeed Prof. M. Stalker, of the State Agricultural College, 
whose term expired in April. Dr. Stalker has very capably 
filled that office ever since 1884, at which time the twentieth 
General Assembly of Iowa created the office. 
Deeicacy of Hearing in Horses. —It is a well-known fact 
that horses hear noises that escape the attention of men. It is 
reported in a recent publication of Italy that at the time of the 
earthquake of La Riviera, horses a long time before the acci¬ 
dent gave symptoms of increasing anxiety. While the inhab¬ 
itants heard under-ground noises only a few seconds before the 
first shock, horses had already manifested their fright seventy- 
two hours before. 
Parturient Apopeexy. —W. H. Curtiss, D. V. S., of Mar¬ 
engo, Ill., writes: “I notice in the February Review that Dr. 
Gilbert, of Leesburg, Ohio, had discovered a sure cure for parturi¬ 
ent apoplexy, but had not disclosed the secret. I have recently 
treated ten cases as follows : FI. ext. calabar bean, fl. ext. jabor- 
andi, aromatic spirits ammonia, spirits nit. ether, aa two ounces 
—making an eight-ounce mixture. Give one ounce every hour, 
