NEWS AND ITEMS. 
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Dr. J. F. De Vine, of Rhinebeck, N. Y., has removed and 
located at Goshen, N. Y., where there seems to be a good open¬ 
ing for a practical veterinarian. 
Dr. George Weisbrod, of Brooklyn, N. Y., had under his 
observation in October a furious case of rabies in a horse, due to 
the bite of a dog suffering from that disease five weeks pre¬ 
viously. 
Dr. MOSES Isaac, of New Haven, Conn., for several years 
past with Dr. J. H. Kelly at his Olive Street hospital, in that 
city, has resigned his position and sailed for South Africa in 
charge of a load of horses and mules for the British government. 
He expects to be absent six months. 
“ The Comparative Digestibility of Raw, Pasteur¬ 
ized, and Cooked Milk,” is the subject of Bulletin No. 77 of 
the Maryland ^Agricultural Experiment Station, by Clias. F. 
Doane, in charge of the department of dairy husbandry and 
bacteriology, and T. M. Price, assistant chemist. 
The American Association of Farmers’ Institute 
Workers held its sixth annual meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 
18 and 19, when many interesting and valuable papers pertain¬ 
ing to the welfare of the association were presented and dis¬ 
cussed. 
Examinations for Meat Inspectors by the U. S. Civil 
Service Commission for positions in the Bureau of Animal In¬ 
dustry were held at various points throughout the country on 
Oct. 22. Any veterinarian who passed the examination will 
receive appointment, as difficulty is being experienced in secur¬ 
ing enough eligibles. 
Reports reach us that the horse operated upon at the clinic 
of the Wisconsin State V. M. Association by Dr. Adolph Eich- 
horn of Milwaukee (double neurectomy for the cure of spavin 
lameness) was quite successful. The horse had been lame for 
two years from a large spavin, and since the operation has been 
doing hard work and going sound. 
In St. Eouis, Mo., the Board of Health distributed diph¬ 
theria anti-toxine made from a horse which subsequently died 
of tetanus. On Oct. 31, four children which were inoculated 
with the diphtheria serum had died of lockjaw and others were 
sick. The Health Department at once began to inoculate those 
who had received the poisoned serum with antitetanine. 
The Chicago Horse Show Association has conferred 
upon Dr. M. H. McKillip the honor of Chief Veterinary In¬ 
spector at the show to be held in November. The large num- 
