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mained almost entirely fruitless. It is true that Dr. Faust, of 
Poughkeepsie, made a few experiments with some virus of an¬ 
thrax which we had obtained for him from the laboratory of 
Cornevin, at Lyons, and it is also true that Dr. E. Salmon and 
Professor Law had also, we believe, worked in that direction, 
but without any public announcement of results. It would 
undoubtedly be a great satisfaction for all veterinarians to 
know that at least one establishment has been formed and a 
laboratory established where matter can be obtained for at 
least one disease—anthrax, for example, under both of its 
forms. The Paquin Vaccine Laboratory of Columbia, Mo., 
is now offering these vaccines. We are not prepared to de¬ 
cide upon their quality, but when it is considered that Dr. P. 
Paquin is at the head of the work, we are justified by his past 
professional life in believing that he would not take the stand 
he assumes in his advertisement without having taken all 
strictly necessary precautions, in the form of laboratory tests 
and experiments, and the practical applications upon which 
must depend the entire value of the products in question, and 
the sole guarantee of their success when properly used. Fail¬ 
ures in the use of vaccines may mean failures of the manipu¬ 
lations or methods of the laboratory, but they cannot dis¬ 
prove the efficacy of the principle of prophylaxy. It has been 
tested too extensively in Europe for any doubt on the subject, 
and we cannot fail to succeed here under proper conditions. 
Will not others imitate Dr. Paquin? 
Diarrhoeas or Scours. —In a former number we printed 
a long and interesting article on the subject of the diarrhoea 
or scouring of nursling animals, such as. colts, calves and 
lambs, which we trust has proved of great interest and value 
to our readers. Though not a veterinarian, Dr. G. A. Stock- 
well, the author, is a comparative pathologist (a correct des¬ 
ignation, in our opinion, for a true veterinary scientist), and the 
manner in which, in a general point of view, the subject of 
his article is treated, furnishes good evidence that he has 
carefully observed the peculiarities pertaining to the disease 
in question. The treatment which he recommends, whether 
in respect to the hygienic measures or to the therapeutic 
