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into that important office an amount of enthusiasm and energy 
that will greatly second the efforts of the other members, and it 
will undoubtedly be a great addition to the cause of State con¬ 
trol of contagious diseases of animals, for his work will assur¬ 
edly result favorably to that proposition and will reflect credit 
upon the veterinary end of the Commission. We compliment 
the appointive power upon their wisdom, and the Doctor upon 
his opportunity. 
Opening of the New York State Veterinary Cok- 
EEGE. On September 26th the first session of this institution 
was opened to the public, and the event is of more than pass¬ 
ing interest in that it is the first veterinary school in Amer¬ 
ica established under governmental control. The event was 
characterized by a large attendance of friends and well-wishers 
from other departments of Cornell University, and a class of 
students which, while not large, bore evidence of being of the 
right kind.. Prof. James Law, the principal, delivered a long 
and interesting address, going deeply into the history of veteri¬ 
nary medicine and the establishment of the earliest schools. 
The Review will print the address in full in the December 
issue. 
ORIG INAL AR TICLES. 
DIABETES MELLITUS ik DOGS. 
By Frank H. Miller, V.S., Burlington, Vermont. 
A Paper read before the United States Veterinary Medical Association, Sept. 3, 1896. 
In my endeavors to contribute to the interest and success of 
this brilliant congress, composed of the foremost members of our 
beloved, honorable, and humane profession, I am from the very 
nature of my surroundings compelled to feel my incapability to 
present in a becoming manner for your consideration my obser¬ 
vations upon a subject so beset with perplexities as that to which 
I am about to refer. 
In speaking of “Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs,” I simply take 
