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noisy and metallic in character, through swelling in the soft 
parts round the larynx. In the case of either cholera or 
anthrax, the flesh of the affected bird would certainly be 
quite unfit for human food, and flesh tainted with anthrax 
would be not unlikely to produce symptoms identical with 
those manifested by the unfortunate man Phillips. That 
poultry are liable to a disease bearing any real resemblance 
to human croup, and accompanied by the formation of a 
false membrane, is not, we believe, credited by the best 
authorities in veterinary medicine .—Sanitary Record. 
DIVISION OF CARTILAGE CELLS.* 
In a short paper on this subject, Dr. W. Bigelow states 
his disagreement with Butschli’s view that the division of 
the cell-body always goes hand in hand with that of the 
nucleus, and that the common case of a single cell with two 
nuclei is not an instance of commencing division. Bigelow’s 
observations on the cartilage of all classes of Vertebrata lead 
him to the opinion that division of the nucleus always pre¬ 
cedes that of the cell-body. He finds, in fact, cells with 
constricted (biscuit-shaped) nuclei, cells with tw T o nuclei 
which are considerably larger than the neighbouring uni¬ 
nucleate cells, cells with two nuclei and a faint partition 
wall. In no case was a septum seen before the division of 
the nucleus was completed. 
Amongst the ordinary cartilage cells of the sclerotic of 
amphibia and fishes w T ere found some of especially large size, 
separated from surrounding cells by a great thickness of 
ground substance, which often exhibited concentric striation, 
and was stained with gold chloride. They often contained 
two or three nuclei, and were of very irregular form. Their 
protoplasm was stained red with gold chloride, instead of 
bluish like the other cells. The surrounding cells were often 
arranged radially around these large cells, of the origin and 
significance of which the author proposes to treat in a future 
communication .—Joiornal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL 
held October 2nd, 1879. 
Present :—The President; Professors Pritchard and Walley ; Messrs. 
Batt, Blakeway, Cartledge, Cartwright, Cuthbert, Dray, Fleming, 
Freeman, Gowing, Greaves, Harpley, Moon, Morgan, Reynolds, Robert¬ 
son, Taylor, Whittle, and the Secretary. 
* ‘Arch. f. Mikr. Anat,’ xvi (1879), p. 458. 
