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informs us that its “ mission will be the general dissemination 
of knowledge on the subject of bacteriology in general, and 
pathological micology in particular.” 
In view of the interest which American scientists have of 
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the important place which at the present time the subject 
occupies in the' etiology, diagnosis and treatment of disease, 
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
CASTRATION OF THE HORSE. 
By Dr. Tait Butler, V.S., Davenport, Iowa. 
A paper read before the Illinois Veterinary Medical Association. 
1 have two reasons for calling your attention to the subject 
of castration. The first is that, owing to the fact that it is a 
source of convenience and economic profit to man, it has be¬ 
come so generally practised that veterinarians, in justice to 
themselves and the public, can no longer continue to deem it 
an operation beneath their scientific skill and consequently 
neglect it. The second reason is that, although I have searched 
diligently, I have been unable to find anything in veterinary 
literature that at all represents the opinions of American vet¬ 
erinarians and castrators. 
As to the literature on the subject in the English language, 
it is almost wholly unworthy of notice, except, perhaps, in a 
