296 VETERINARY HONORS — BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
VETERINARY HONORS. 
DR. A. CHAUVEAU. 
On the occasion of the fete nationale of the 14th of July, 
Dr. A. Chauveau, Member of the Institute, General Inspector 
of the Veterinary Schools of France, received the decoration 
of Commandeur of the Legion d'Honneur. This great honor 
granted to Dr. Chauveau reflects on the entire profession in 
France, where veterinary science holds such a high standing, 
and is a national acknowledgement of the great services ren¬ 
dered by him through his various scientific works, especially 
the last, viz., the application of experimental physiology to 
medical researches. 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
The Cat.—A guide to the classification and varieties of cats, and a short treat- 1 
ise upon their care, diseases and treatment, by Dr. R. S. Huidekoper. With oven 
thirty illustrations.— D. Appleton 6° Co., New York. I 
Very appropriately dedicated to the honorable President 
of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to 
Animals, John P. Haines, Esq., the well-written and hand¬ 
somely illustrated little book of Dr. Huidekoper comes to fill 
a want that all who love cats will appreciate, and that all vet-: 
erinarians will enjoy to read. Though it is concise, the 
author has collected in the six chapters into which the book 
is divided, much interesting information. The zoological 
position of the cat family with a descriptive list of the various 
feline species, an outline of the anatomy of the domestic cat,, 
the origin of the domestic cat and its varieties, the care and 
diseases of the cat, occupy the first five or principal chapters, 
while the therapy, the mode of destroying animals whose 
days of usefulness are gone, with the etymology, the synony¬ 
my and the emblematic signification of the cat completes the 
handsome gathering of the one hundred and forty pages, 
which are presented to the public by the house of D. Apple- 
ton & Co. in their usual manner. 
