A STUDY OF SALT SICK CATTLE. 
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sand hills and ranges where they have no other water than soft 
or surface water, have very poor teeth, blit where lime water 
has been supplied there has been a decided improvement in 
the teeth. This form of lime is especially useful in all forms 
of malnutrition conjoined with iron for anaemic and badly nour¬ 
ished scouring young animals. Bran is especially useful for 
young stock, as it contains a large amount of calcium phos¬ 
phate. 
I have suggested a mixture of iron, lime and salt for this 
condition, after using it with marked success myself upon range 
cattle and also upon the farm, or it can be used in solution ; the 
proportions best suited are lime, air-slacked and fresh, i pound, 
powdered sulphate of iron two pounds, salt, ten pounds—by 
adding one-half pound of plaster of Paris this can be made into 
a brick, by adding a small quantity of water, which can be 
placed in any protected place and the animals will soon take to 
it. Or for those who prefer the solution it can be made with 
one ounce of lime, one ounce of iron in five gallons of water. 
Alumni Association of New York University. —A 
conference of the presidents and secretaries of the several 
alumni associations of New York University was held at the 
Academy of Medicine, New York City, Oct. 28, 1901, the fol¬ 
lowing associations being represented : New York University 
Medical Alumni, Bellevue Medical Alumni, Veterinary Alumni, 
Law Alumni, Jr., Collegiate Alumni, Law and Pedagogy Alumni. 
An association was formed bearing the name, “ The General 
Alumni Society of New York University.” Officers were elected 
and a Constitution adopted, and it was decided to hold a trien¬ 
nial dinner, which should be the occasion of the regular meet¬ 
ing for the transaction of business. The first dinner was held 
at the Hotel Savoy, Feb. 4, and 307 sat at the several tables. 
At the veterinary table there were 18, as follows : Drs. J. E. 
Ryder, W. A. Young, H. T. Cronk, Wm. Anderson, C. E. Clay¬ 
ton, Wm. Henry Kelly, J. W. Fink, R. T. Churchill, Wilfred 
Lellman, E. J. Decker, W. J. Coates, J. L. Robertson, Wm. A. 
Engeman, Wm. C. Miller, Robert W. Ellis, H. T. Foote, H. D. 
Gill, and Atkinson. The affair was pronounced by all those 
present to be a great success. 
