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some contagious or infectious disease in almost every county. In 
Jefferson County he spoke of an outbreak of a “ venereal disease,” 
in which the prominent symptoms were, urethritis, ulcers on 
end and side of penis. In a mare that was covered by an affec¬ 
ted stallion, vesicles appeared in the vagina with the accom¬ 
panying irritation of the part, succumbed to treatment with 
creoline injections. The stallion was treated by different 
veterinarians, but they failed to relieve him, he dying about four 
months after first being noticed. He did not think it to be 
eldorine. He reported cases of anthrax, and quite a number of 
cases reported as anthrax were not anthrax but simply “ red 
water.” Saw about 35 cases of glanders. Cases of true rabies 
appear from time to time, a large number of reported rabies not 
being rabies but simply a dog at large, away from home or his 
master, chased by man and other dogs until excited. One case 
reported to him proved to be true rabies; a dog bit other dogs ; 
—all dogs known to be bitten were shot with the exception of 
one, which afterwards went mad, bit other dogs, pigs and a steer, 
the latter going mad. The pigs developed similar symptoms; 
— everything bitten by this dog went mad or become rabid. It 
was traced through five generations of disease, finally quelled by 
a thorough inspection and destruction of the suspected. A 
veterinarian of Bloomsburg was bitten and died three weeks 
afterwards from hydrophobia, he himself nor the physician in 
charge of him not believing in the Pasteur treatment. P A ive per¬ 
sons in Allegheny County have died from the disease. Hog 
cholera has been a source of great loss in Centre County, where 
between 350 and 400 hogs died. Premises were disinfected at 
the expense of the S. L. S. Board. Tuberculosis, like the poor, 
is always with us. He regretted that they did not have the co¬ 
operation of more of the stock-owners. The Board has examined 
about 2,400 head of cattle and found about 25 per cent, affected, 
in some parts of the State they have not found any tuberculosis 
and in other parts have failed to find a herd free from the disease. 
He requested veterinarians to send specimens or parts to the 
laboratory which the department has equipped at the U. of P. 
He reported a peculiar form of pneumonia in cattle ; he doubts 
whether it is contagious, liketuberculosis, but gives no reaction 
to the tuberculin test. It’s a form of chronic catarrhal pneu¬ 
monia, characterized by the formation of fibrous tissue, affects 
whole herds, probably due to some local trouble. Diseases of 
fowls is given more attention. It is one of the most important 
industries, about $8,000,000 being invested in poultry, with a 
