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death-like coldness and freedom from pain, but my experience 
does not include such a long- period as twenty-four hours.— 
Vet. Rec. 
A MALLEIN FATALITY. 
One day last week a friend of mine injected with mallein a 
black horse, to decide the question of any possible glanderous 
infection. The horse died suddenly next morning and a post¬ 
mortem examination showed no signs of glanders. Is this a 
coincidence or is it cause and effect? M.R.C.V.S. 
[We publish this case because we believe it can only be a 
coincidence, but such an event is one which might be very dis¬ 
agreeable to a practitioner. We know no similar occurrence, 
and without many more details can only say that the case is 
unique.— Ed.]— Ibid. 
SUNDRIES AND ITEMS. 
Non-Immunized Serum. —According to Dr. Bertin, of 
Nantes, the serum of non-immunized horses has the same value 
in the treatment of diphtheria as that of the immunized animal. 
Six cases of the disease treated with it have given five recoveries 
and one death. 
Drumming Trade. —To think that after the progress made 
in the last thirty years by Veterinary Medicine in the United 
States, such as the following should be yet met with, as a 
circular sent to owners of horses : 
Dear Sir :—In consideration of my extensive establish¬ 
ment, both in the city and country, with all the modern 
improvements, which surpasses all of its kind in this country, I 
take great pleasure, as a QUALIFIED Veterinarian, in soliciting 
your patronage. 
