ANTHRAX IN THE PIG. 
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being enteric fever; that the spots on the skins of animals 
affected with the so-called “ pig typhoid ” are in size, colour, 
number, and general character, altogether different from the 
lenticular rose-coloured eruption of enteric fever ; and that, 
in fine, the two names represent two separate diseases. 
Note. —Since the foregoing was written, Dr. Klein’s ex¬ 
tensive and carefully prepared report on this disease has been 
published, which gives the decided opinion that the affection 
is neither erysipelas, splenic fever, nor typhoid (enteric) 
fever. Dr. Klein proposes to name it (i infectious pneumo¬ 
enteritis of the pig.’ 7 (See Sanitary Record, vol. x, No. 244, 
p. 132.) 
[It may also be noted, though this is hardly germane 
to the subject of the paper, that some very valuable re¬ 
searches by MM. Pasteur and Toussaint have recently 
been published, which seem to show that anthrax may be 
communicated to animals by food containing the germs of 
Bacteria, but only when the animals are wounded or become 
injured in feeding. It is remarkable that both observers 
have arrived in different ways at precisely the same conclu¬ 
sions. —Ed.]— Sanitary Record. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, HELD 
JULY 1st, 1879. 
Present :—The President (Professor Williams), General Sir F. Fitz- 
wygram, Professor M‘Call, Professor Pritchard, Mr. Anderton, Mr. 
Batt, Mr. Blakeway, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cuthbert, Mr. 
Freeman, Mr. Gowing, Mr. Greaves, Mr. Harpley, Mr. Morgan, Mr. 
Reynolds, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Whittle, Mr. G. Williams, 
and the Secretary. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Correspondence. 
Letters were received from Professor Simonds, Professor McCall, 
Professor Walley, Messrs. H. J. Cartwright, George Williams, and Mr. 
James Moon, acknowledging their re-election as vice-presidents. 
A letter was received from Mr. Menzies, of the Highland and 
Agricultural Society, acknowledging the receipt of six copies of the 
Supplemental Charter ; from Mr. E. B. Nicholson, of the London Institu¬ 
tion, Finsbury Circus, in which he desired to present to the library of 
the College a copy of his work on ‘ The Rights of an Animal.’ 
On the motion of Mr. Cartwright , seconded by Mr. P. Taylor , a vote 
of thanks was awarded to Mr. Nicholson for his presentation. 
