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that degree. Such inspection as is going to be carried on in the 
Stock Yards at Chicago cannot but do a great deal of good 
and the fact that a goodly number of veterinarians are to be 
employed speaks certainly well for the measure : 
“ It is niteresting to note that the Department of Agriculture 
is now endeavoring to perfect the inspection service at the Chicago 
Yards instead of seeking ways and means to cripple it. 
“ There are to be twenty inspectors stationed at as many scale 
houses, and four veterinarians will patrol the Yards, and pass 
upon the work of the inspectors. The inspection so far by the 
State authorities has been chiefly aimed at animals affected with 
contagious or infectious diseases. The work of the Federal in¬ 
spectors will be chiefly with the object of detaining all animals 
that from any cause or condition would be unfit for food. Dr. 
Melvin states that ‘common sense ’ is to be exercised, and that if 
country shippers will use proper discretion in handling only animals 
that are fit for food they will be able to avoid trouble. 
“ Cattle, hogs and sheep will be ‘ held up ’ on account of ad- 
vanced pregnancy. Cows within a month of parturition, and for 
ten days after, will be subject to condemnation, also sheep and hogs 
three weeks before and ten days after. All animals with bed 
sores, abscesses, bruises, etc., serious enough to affect the whole¬ 
someness of the flesh, zvill be thrown out. Cholera pigs, badly 
bruised hogs or those with bad bunches on them may get their 
owners into trouble. Scabby sheep that are emaciated and in bad 
condition will be thrown out. ‘ Bob' or ‘ deacon ’ calves will be 
condemned. Skinny racks of cows and feeble animals of all kinds 
will be detained. In short, anything not fit for consumption as 
human food will be more rigorously condemned than heretofore. 
Thorough work is promised. 
“ Shippers will do well to note these facts I 
Higher Veterinary Education.—A re those words of any 
value in the mouth of some of our colleagues, or are they merely 
farcical, without meanings. We have heard in our meetings 
partisans of two-year schools say that they believed in higher 
