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that the circulation in the posterior portion was considerably in¬ 
terrupted, thus leading the veterinarian to a correct diagnosis of 
heart failure and embolism of the posterior aorta. 
Tuberculin as an Antipyretic. —In testing a suspected 
cow, whose mother was extensively diseased with tuberculosis 
during the period of gestation, the calf developing a chronic 
cough after having arrived at adult life, and in consequence be¬ 
ing believed to have the same disease as her mother, Dr. Lus- 
son, of Ardmore, Pa. (as stated in Jour. Comp. Med. for April), 
injected tuberculin on two occasions, when the temperature was 
about 102°, and in each instance there was a decrease of about 
one degree. Upon post-mortem she was found to be afflicted with 
traumatic bronchitis, due to finely masticated hay. He, therefore, 
concludes that tuberculin will reduce fever where not induced 
by tuberculous infection, and that in respiratory affections it pos¬ 
sesses a sedative effect, as the subject was much easier for sev¬ 
eral days after each injection. 
A Very Uarge Urethral Calculus. —Dr. U. A. Greiner, 
of Indianapolis, Indiana, in the May Journal\ reports a recent op¬ 
eration for the removal of an oxalate of lime calculus from the 
urethra of a horse, located about 2 ^2 inches below the anus, which 
was very firmly imbedded in the mucous membrane, giving rise to 
great emaciation, difficulty in urination, straining, and paddling 
of the hind legs. When removed the calculus was found to be 
irregularly egg-shaped, and of the following measurements : 
weight, 6 ounces and 2 drachms ; longest diameter, 3^ inches ^ 
shortest diameter, 2^3 inches ; longest circumference, 10 inches y 
shortest, y inches. 
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INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS TO BE CONDUCTED IN VIRGINIA 
TO TEST PREVENTIVE VACCINATION. 
[From the Richmond, Va., Star, May nth.] 
Dr. Cooper Curtice, who was stationed here in March to co¬ 
operate with Dr. E. P. Niles, veterinarian of the State Board of 
Control, in carrying into effect the quarantine laws enacted by 
the last Legislature and establishing the quarantine line loca¬ 
ted by the proclamation of Governor O’Ferrall, has returned to 
Manchester to continue field experiments upon eighteen head of 
young stock from the pathological laboratories of the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture at Washington. 
