X. 
APRIL, 1886 . 
4 
No 1. 
/\ 
AMERICAN 
v3 
Edited and Published by 
Prof. A LIAUTARD, M.D., V.S., 
' Foreign Corresponding Member of the Central Society of Veterinary Medicine {Paris), 
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (England), 
ASSISTED BY 
C. B. MICHENER, D.V.S., New York, 
A. A. HOLCOMBE, D.V.S., Ft, Leavenworth. 
Prof. R. S. HUIDEKOPER, M.D.,V.S., 
Dr. N. H. PAAREN, V.S., Chicago, 
Dr. J. C. MEYER, Jr., D.V.S., Cincinnati, 
D. J. DIXON, D.V.S., Hoboken, 
AND OTHER VETERINARIANS. 
C O N T 
PAGE 
ditorial.—Our Tenth Volume—the Past 
I and the Future—the Organ of the Pro¬ 
fession. The United States Veterinary 
Medical Association—the March Meet¬ 
ing—its Failure and its Cause—Means 
of Relief. Our new Volume Departure. 
) Extracts from Home Agricultural Pa- 
,1 pers—Pasteur’s Vaccine m Hog Chol¬ 
era. Errors to be Noticed in the Re¬ 
ports. Parturient Apoplexy. Use of 
Cocaine. Another Effort by the Army 
Veterinarian. Appointment of Prof. 
Chauveau—the Need of a Similar Po¬ 
sition in the United States. New Leg¬ 
islation in Washington. 1-6 
Jriginal Articles.—Diseases of the Heart 
in Domestic Animals, Especially the 
Horse. By Fr. Blazekovic. 6 
Parturient Apoplexy. By A. Roux. ... 11 
Parturient Apoplexy. Paper read be¬ 
fore the Ohio State Veterinary Medi¬ 
cal Association by W. F. Derr. 15 
Hydrochlorate of Cocaine in Neuroto- 
j my. By H. F. James. 20 
Fistula of Stenon’s Duct. By the same. 21 I 
E N T S . 
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Report of Cases from the American Vet¬ 
erinary Hospital.—Sub-Parotid Mel¬ 
anotic Tumors. Gunshot Wound in a 
Dog. Sarcomatous Tumor in the Ab¬ 
domen of a Stallion. By J. Scheibler, 
House Surgeon.23-28 
American Veterinary College—Commence¬ 
ment Exercises. 28 
Inoculation for Hog Cholera a Failure... 30 
Propoeed Legislation at Washington.— 
Full Text of an Act to Amend an Act 
Creating a Bureau of Animal Indus¬ 
try, approved May 29,18S4. Introduced 
by Senator Beck, of Kentucky. 32 
Society Meetings.—Alumni Association 
of the A. V. C. 34 
Answer to the Toast “ The Class of ’86,” 
at the Dinner of the Alumni Associa¬ 
tion of the A. V. C.1. 35 
New York State Veterinary Society. 37 
Defects of the Present U. S. Army Vet¬ 
erinary Service. 40 
Correspondence.—Veterinary Education.. 44 
Correction. 45 
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