INTERESTING PROFESSIONAL ITEMS. 
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the very interesting topic of “Professional Ethics,” by Prof. 
Reycraft, of the Detroit Veterinary College. 
Philadelphia receives daily a large consignment of milk 
from a herd of cattle, owned by one of her most prominent 
citizens, among which there have been a large percentage 
of tubercular animals, even though the owner has been cogniz¬ 
ant of the fact for years. 
Dr. Jas. A. Stuart, Veterinarian to the Canebrake Experi¬ 
ment Station, Alabama, has resigned to resume private practice 
again in the north at Beverly, N. J. 
The second number of the Veterinary Magazine is replete 
with interesting material. With three strong, influential veter¬ 
inary journals, America makes a strong showing. 
The veterinary army bill now pending before Congress has 
received the endorsement of Generals Schofield, Merritt, How¬ 
ard, Vincent and Badchel.or, and has gained the recommenda¬ 
tions of all the leading calvary and staff officers. They con¬ 
sider it a matter of economy as well as to the army veter¬ 
inarians. 
“ An obscure and undescribed disease of the Deer Family,” 
“Transfusion of Blood,” “Penetrant Cauterization in the Treat¬ 
ment of Lameness,” “Surgical Treatment of Lesions of the 
Hock,” “Castration,” “Osteo Porosis” and a number of inter¬ 
esting committee reports ^interested the veterinarians at their 
state meeting in Philadelphia on March 6th, to which a gener¬ 
ous invitation was extended to all veterinarians. 
Veterinarian ambulances are rapidly being adopted by the 
humane societies in all large cities. New Orleans has just had 
a very complete one constructed in Philadelphia. 
North Dakota has added to her scientific bodies a state 
veterinary organization. Her corps of officers are well known 
and active, earnest members of the profession. 
