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nervous and mental derangements and well marked abnormal 
actions, which I attribute to some as yet undefined and un¬ 
usual causes; probably of toxic origin due to chemical alter¬ 
ations in food and water supplies—as I have seen it caused by 
feeding bologna sausages to dogs, and have seen other forms 
due to feeding on refuse from saloons.” 
Dr. Otto Noack, of Reading, reports an extensive preva¬ 
lence of laryngo-pharyngitis acuta in his part of the State. 
VIRGINIA. 
Dr. J. P. Turner, of Fort Myer, makes the following 
statement: 
“ I beg leave to reply that as cavalry horses are famous 
for their good health, I can report very little that is interest¬ 
ing. I have not been stationed East long enough to make 
any extensive observations, save that the contagious febrile 
diseases all run a more decided course in the East than in the 
Northwest, and the fatalities are greater, especially from pur¬ 
pura. In Northwest Nebraska and Wyoming, glanders usu¬ 
ally assumes the chronic form ; especially is this true among 
the Brule Sioux pomes, where my observations have been 
quite extensive. The attacks of influenza and distemper are 
mild in Northwest Nebraska, and purpurar are. In this sec¬ 
tion, Nebraska and Wyoming, periodic ophthalmia is seldom 
seen. In a large surgical practice, in Nebraska, South 
Dakoto and Wyoming, covering a period of nearly four years, 
I never saw a case of tetanus, hence, I have heretofore re¬ 
ported that I did not believe the tetanus bacillus existed in 
the sandy, dry sections of the Northwest. Ranchmen in 
Wyoming report actinomycosis on the decrease. This may 
be true, but possibly, owing to the fact that all the large com¬ 
panies order their men to shoot them whenever found on the 
range, as it did not pay to ship them, even for rendering 
purposes.” 
Dr. E. P. Niles, of Blacksburg, reports as follows: 
“ ^he roost interesting disease reported was epizootic 
pharyngitis, which prevailed in the cities of Richmond. 
Norfolk and Charlotteville. The fatalities were light and 
treatment very satisfactory in most cases. The most frequent 
