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EDITORIAL. 
sincerely trust that the effort now being made may be crowned 
by success. 
The King oe England has appointed the following 
committee to investigate Prof. Koch’s theory as to the non- 
transmissibility of bovine and human tuberculosis : Sir Michael 
Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society ; Dr. Sims Woolhead, 
Prof. Pathology, Cambridge University ; Dr. Harris Cox Mar¬ 
tin ; Prof. J. McFadyean and Prof. R. W. Boyce. The com¬ 
mittee is urged to make thorough investigation and to report 
promptly. 
IT is expected that Dr. M. E. Knowles, State Veterinarian of 
Montana, will present the resolutions referring to tuberculosis at 
the coming meeting of the National Five Stock Association, 
which meets in Chicago this month. It is probable that there 
will be a lively discussion upon the subject, as there is consid¬ 
erable opposition to the continuance of the tuberculin test by 
the government by certain men claiming to be stock-breeders, 
but who are, as a matter of fact, importers. The resolutions 
will, no doubt, be along the lines adopted by the last meeting 
of the A. V. M. A. 
The National Horse Show, held at Madison Square 
Garden, New York, Nov. 18 to 23, was the greatest in all re¬ 
spects of any in the nineteen years of its existence, and decid¬ 
edly the most notable exhibition of the year, attracting great 
crowds night and day, which displayed the keenest interest in 
the events transpiring in the arena. The good which the nu¬ 
merous equine exhibitions have conferred upon this industry is 
incalculable, stimulating the liveliest competition in the breed¬ 
ing of the. finest specimens of the various types of horses, and 
the rivalry of the wealthy owners to secure the coveted blue 
ribbon sends the prices soaring. When such an animal be¬ 
comes sick or disabled the veterinarian comes in for his share 
of the benefits which first started in the horse show. 
