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all decomposing matters, and even on dried earth ready to 
revive on the least application of moisture. There is only one 
test for them, to pass them through the animal organism by 
repeated inoculations; such inoculations having been success¬ 
ful, it would be then necessary to attain their invariable re¬ 
production and to determine the wanderings by means of 
which the Bacteria arrive at the positions and the conditions 
in which they are found. M. Toussaint augurs well for his 
success in this difficult matter from his satisfactory progress 
hitherto. M. H. Bouley shrewdly suspected the water of a 
particular pond of containing the Bacteria which had cease¬ 
lessly ravaged a particular farm, he considered this pond a 
kind of cultivating solution. He had some of its water 
carefully selected and sent to M. Pasteur. That gentleman 
desires to test his theories as to hygienic measures ; he says, 
“ Leave everything as it is ; remove from the food everything 
which may injure the animals, especially in the mouth; ma¬ 
cerate what is hard, allow it to ferment every day, or more 
frequently if necessary; dress the interior of the mouths of 
oxen and horses with a solution to promote cicatrisation, as 
chlorate of potash and perchloride of iron, but preferably the 
former. Give the chlorate of potash to the sheep in their 
water, for it would be laborious to dress each of them ; this 
means might do for larger animals. Wash the eyes and nose 
with the chlorate of potash solution.'’ 
The question which was discussed at the fifth sitting of 
the Congres National Veterinaire was that of Associations. 
There was as complete as possible general agreement on the 
principle, but some difference of opinion as to means of appli¬ 
cation. MM. E. Thierry, Violet, Fleury, supported the 
scheme of a general Association, established on the same 
basis as the Association of Physicians, which comprehends 
all France, and has already lasted for twenty-five years. 
MM. Benjamin, senior, and C. Leblanc expressed a fear, based 
on the insuccess of their attempts, lest a general association 
similar to that of the doctors, might not be sanctioned for 
political reasons; and, wanting such an association, than 
which they could not have asked a better had it been possible, 
they proposed to form another, as comprehensive as possi¬ 
ble, under the title of Friendly Association of former Pupils 
of Alfort and Lyons. Though this association would not 
include pupils of the three schools of France, it is so because 
if thus constituted it would realise truly the General Asso¬ 
ciation of French Veterinarians, which the Administration 
does not consider permissible, at least did not when MM. 
Benjamin and Leblanc moved in this direction. The sus- 
