CORRESPONDENCE. 
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of the latter the interesting writings of Liautard, Law, Smith, 
McEachran, Duncan, American veterinarians, and many others 
too numerous to mention were to be found in the case devoted to 
veterinary literature. There was also an interesting specimen 
showing the effect of a dehorning fluid applied to one side of the 
head on which all trace of the horn core was obliterated, while 
on the side which was not treated with the fluid, the horn core 
was fully developed, also five very nicely mounted heads of 
sheep, showing the changes which occur in the teeth from one, 
to five years old. 
I do not quite understand what Professor Williams means to 
insinuate by the sweeping assertion that the examination of 
lacts will show-that the teaching of Veterinary science in agri¬ 
cultural colleges is not nearly what it should be, either in scope 
or quality, so will not repl y to that paragraph at this time. 
We are also informed that the task of superintending this 
exhibit went a begging ; well as far as I am concerned this was 
not my fault, it is true that in the spring of 1891, I was requested 
by Dr. Armsby, chairman of the committee on co-operative 
exhibit at the World’s Fair, to take charge of the veterinary 
alcove, but owing to so many veterinary duties requiring my 
attention at that time, I felt myself in duty bound to decline the 
honor. I afterwards learned with very great pleasure that Pro¬ 
fessor Williams, of Purdue University had accepted the position, 
and in course of time I received a letter from him asking me 
what our college would contribute towards the exhibit, and also 
doing me the honor of asking for suggestions as to how the 
work should be carried on. My reply in substance was, that at 
that time I was not in a position to offer anything (I had no 
authority at that early date), but made some suggestions as to 
how I thought the work should be advanced, and that was the 
last I heard of the exhibit until the close of 1892, when I was 
grieved to learn that Williams had abandoned the position, and 
I was once more asked to take charge of the work, I consented, 
and to make a long story short, P commenced operation in 
January, 1893, with what success is for others to say. 
