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of Brooklyn ; representing the journeymen horseshoers, Homer 
A. Grove, of Rochester, and Charles W. Kirk, of Albany. 
Infection by Pets.—C ats have been suspected of convey- 
' 11 ». t le lnf ?f tlon . of diphtheria, and scarlet fever has been traced 
i° t ,!? ni 'rc To , t lls 111 a >' be added the unwelcome news that a 
health officer has reported a case of small-pox which has been 
brought about in the same way; that is to say, by a cat from an 
infected house entering a neighbor’s .—Popular Science. 
A Veterinarian’s Military Invention, —The Boston 
Sunday Herald of November ist, contains a long descriptive ar¬ 
ticle of a new military bit and bridle which is soon to be issued 
to the mounted troops of Massachusetts. It is the invention of 
Lieutenant Austin Peters, Veterinary Surgeon, First Cavalry, 
t has been adopted by the State, is entirely an original concep- 
tion, and is stated to have many superior qualities over any 
other combination bit and bridle that has hitherto been in use. 
I he inventor is a veterinarian well known to the fraternity 
everywhere. 1 
Tuberculosis in New York State. —Dr. Frederick W. 
Smith and Owen Cassidy, comprising the State tuberculosis 
committee, have made a second report in which they regret they 
have no appropriation to pay inspectors and for cattle slauofi- 
tered and consequently can do but little work in eradicatino- 
tuberculosis m cattle. They report much good done in giving 
advice and thus preventing the spread of the disease. Tliev cite 
cases of illness traced to tuberculosis in cattle, and instances 
where persons had sold tuberculous cattle to other individuals 
tor the purpose of getting rid of them with as little loss as pos¬ 
sible The members of the committee each receive $2 so salary 
monthly. u 
The \irginia State Veterinary Examining Board 
met m Richmond, Nov. 2d, and issued certificates of registra¬ 
tion to all persons in the State who were legally entitled to 
them. The time in which existing practitioners could become 
registered expired Oct. 31st. Hereafter any person who desires 
to begin the practice of veterinary medicine or sureery must 
pass a satisfactory examination before the. board, before a certi¬ 
ficate will be granted. Dr. W. H. Harbaugh, President of the 
Board, writes the Review that any person who practices with¬ 
out a certificate will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 
He further says : “ Those who were opposed to our law 011 the 
ground that we would have to register hundreds of io-norant 
