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of the same opinion, including with ceteace veterincer all other 
animals of burden. The opinion of Columelle is yet the most 
plausible; he derives veterinarius from vetus (aged) because 
the oldest instructed the youngest men in the treatment of 
farm animals. He says: Gnarre veterinarian medicince prudens 
esse debet pecoris inagister. Hensinger finds the derivation of 
the word in the Sanscrit, an origin which is rather over¬ 
drawn.— Monatssch. I. Ver. d.Thier. 
Faith Cure in Veterinary Practice. —A curious in¬ 
stance of the effects of the Christian Science craze occurred 
at Eau Claire recently. There is quite a large circle of stu¬ 
dents of the science in that city, and they hold regular meet¬ 
ings for the discussion of methods and cases. One of the 
number, a gentleman who resides just out of the city, had a 
sick horse on his hands. The veterinary surgeons could do 
nothing for the animal, and the local Christian Science ex¬ 
perts failed also. Thereupon the owner of the horse, having 
plenty of time and not caring for the expense, went to the 
telegraph office and wired an account of the case to a 
Christian Science professor in Chicago. The .symptoms 
were given in the telegram, and the Chicago expert was 
asked to treat the case by the usual method. The horse was 
at that time apparently on its last legs. The Chicago scien¬ 
tist wired back that he was treating the horse to the best of 
his ability and was thinking hard. Within five hours the 
horse was well and eating oats. The case was duly reported 
at the next meeting of the circle, and the members are pur¬ 
suing their experiments with renewed faith in the science. 
Equine Laryngoscopy.— The Medical Record of New York 
is responsible for the following: Prof. Polansky and Dr. 
Schiaddelka of the Vienna Veterinary School, have con¬ 
structed a laryngoscope for horses, by means of whicn active 
treatment in cases of glanders can be carried out. 
A Practice For Sale.— Dr. T. Fabian Mayor, of 309 
Fulton St., Troy, New York, is about removing to Chicago 
and offers his practice for sale upon very favorable terms. 
It seems a good opening for a young graduate. 
Veterinary Journal Wanted.— Dr. C. IT. Peabody, of 
