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In addition to these three eyes, the colt sports a double set of 
nostrils, both of which are perfectly defined, and in breathing, 
each set appears to work in harmony with the lungs. Aside from 
these features, the colt is well shaped, and in a very healthy con¬ 
dition. 
State Veterinarian of Missouri. —The Legislature of Mis* 
souri failed to pass the bill establishing the office of State Veter¬ 
inarian and providing for the appropriation of $2,000 for the sup¬ 
port of the same. The Senate of the Kansas Legislature failed 
to confirm the nomination of Dr. Holcombe, as State Veterinarian, 
and we understand, the appropriation passed was too small to 
provide for the expense of keeping a State Veterinarian inactive 
service. 
Longest .Reported Period of Gestation in a Mare. —Mr. 
Z. T. Moore, of Traer, la., writes, that Mr. Thomas Green, of 
that place, has a pony mare that dropped a mare foal after a well- 
authenticated period of gestation reaching twelve months and 
twelve days. The colt is said to be bright and strong. 
New Appointments —Dr. F. H. Parsons, D. V. S., has been 
appointed assistant veterinarian to Montana. Dr. J. Walrath, 
D. V. S., and Dr. W. Devoe, D. V. S., have been appointed in¬ 
spectors to the Bureau of Animal Industry. 
Regulating Veterinary Practice in Illinois. —A bill was 
introduced in the Legislature to compel veterinary surgeons be¬ 
fore practicing in Illinois to secure a certificate of their profe»- 
sion and skill from some veterinary college. The bill did not 
reach surgeons who have practiced five years at the time of its 
going into effect. 
“Aerobic” and “Anaerobic.” —A suggestive idea, which has 
not yet led to any definite results, has been taken up by M. 
Arloing, and concerns an attempt to learn more of the nature of 
infective diseases by the aid of chemical physiology. The aerobic 
microbe, it is believed, would live at the expense of the oxygen 
of the blood, and we should consequently expect that this would 
show itself in the form of alterations in the quantity and quality 
