American Veterinary Review, 
FEBRUARY, 1889. 
EDITORIAL 
The .Triumph of Pasteurism.— Deserving name used by Dr. Fleming—Pas- 
teur Institute opening—its advantages and objects-public money builds it-and 
eeps it in working’trim—it is not a dispensary for rabies patients—it is for inves 
tigation of all contagious diseases-it is a national patho-biological laboratory- 
France ahead of all other countries in the encouragement she gives to science. 
8wine Prague and Texas Fever Commissions.— Investigators are not made-but 
financial help is necessary to them—what of our patho-biological laboratory- 
changes in the swine plague commission-it is at work-first in Baltimore now 
has gone South-interest in the report-Dr. Klein’s remarks on Dr. Salmon. 
Cresyl or Creoline and Eseridine. —New drugs in veterinary pharmacopeie— 
advantages of cresyl as an antiseptic-experiments in its use. Eseridine - 
Offers advantages over Eserine. The Review PRize.-Same committee is re¬ 
appointed applications will be recived any time—come one, come all. Regu¬ 
lation of THE Practice of Veterinary Medicine in Pennsylvania.— An old 
bill in an improved form—our wishes for its success—good pleading of the com¬ 
mittee in charge of the bill. Cruelty to Animals.— Dastardly abuse of a pro¬ 
fessional title diabolical act punished by well deserved sentence to hard labor— 
the so-called veterinary surgeon not a member of our profession. 
“The Triumph of Pasteurism.”— It is in this well-cliosen 
and justly applied phrase that Dr. G, Fleming refers in the Vet¬ 
erinary Journal to the inauguration of the Pasteur Institute, 
which took place on the 14th of last November. The appeal 
which had been made in the name of science had been satisfac¬ 
torily answered, more than two million and a half francs having 
been subscribed, and, after the payment of all expenses, a little 
less than one-half of that sum remains to insure the continuation 
of the work. Many persons seem disposed to regard this as sim- 
