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ested, and will amply repay all the time and labor bestowed upon 
its support. But there must be a sacrifice of petty jealousies and 
personal self-seeking, and disinterested effort and co-operation 
alone can secure the harmony and effect the results aimed at in 
its organization. It must not be for the benefit of one alone, or 
of a few, that such an association should be established. It must 
comprehend the general good, and, above all, should contemplate 
the elevation of the profession at large. 
We hope at some future, though not remote period, to be able 
to announce the establishment of a chartered State society in 
California, and shall anxiously look, not only for the report of 
such an organization, but also for something of interest in the 
way of their transactions for publication. 
Special Notice.— The new departure of the Review, in re¬ 
ducing the subscription price of our publication from four to three 
dollars, and our offer in connection with a proposed canvass for 
new subscribers have made it necessary to address a little circular 
to some of our friends containing a statement of their indebted¬ 
ness. Many of them have understood the reasons by which we 
were influenced in taking this course, and have responded in the 
way always satisfactory to publishers, viz., liquidating their dues. 
There are several, however, who have not yet come to the rescue. 
While we offer our thanks to the former class, we once more 
make an opportunity to remind the latter of the intent and con¬ 
tents of our last communication. 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
MALADIE DU COST. 
By W. L. Williams, Y.S. 
Report on the outbreak in Illinois to the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners. 
(Continued from page 303.) 
Causes .—Various authors propound diverse theories as to the 
primary cause or causes of the disease, but each fails to produce a 
tangible origin. Amongst the proposed causes may be mentioned 
