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and of practitioners took part, followed this communication. 
It was terminated by a vote that the suggestions of the 
sanitary code relating to the practice of veterinary medicine 
should be supported and improved. Professor Guzzoni of 
Milan, then read an important report on the necessity of 
formulating a uniform guide for veterinary meat inspectors 
of Italy. A confused discussion resulted, many motions 
were brought forward, and at last the Congress decided to 
name from among its members a commission of ten, some 
professors, some practitioners, with instructions to present 
as soon as possible to the Minister of the Interior a scheme 
of sanitary regulation of markets, slaughter-houses, and 
butchers’ shops. 
The next sitting was opened by the reading of a paper, 
by M. Calo, “ On the Necessity of rendering obligatory the 
Appointment of Commissioned Communal Veterinary Sur¬ 
geons.” The conclusions of this work were adopted by the 
Congress, and were formulated in the following vote :—That 
in large towns inspection of meat should be carried out 
solely by specially appointed veterinarians, and that in 
minor localities this inspection should be performed by the 
commissioned communal veterinarians. After an explana¬ 
tion by Professor Lanzillotti, the Congress voted that a post 
of Inspector General of Veterinary Schools should be origi¬ 
nated, the said inspector to represent the veterinary teach¬ 
ing body at the high Council of Public Instruction, and to 
act as a means of communication between the school and 
the minister. At the sitting on the 9th September, the law 
concerning unsoundness was brought forward for discussion. 
Since the unification of the Italian Kingdom, no law apply¬ 
ing to the whole country has been promulgated, each 
province having retained its own system of legislation. To 
reform this state of things and to furnish bases for uniform 
legislation in this matter, the Congress brought forward 
this question. M. Delprato, Director of the Parma School, 
had prepared a report, which served as a basis for discussion. 
The following is the list of faults and diseases which the 
Congress considers as “unsoundness:”—For horses,asses,and 
mules —Glanders and farcy, 14 days’ warranty ; t( broken 
wind,” 14 days; immobilite, 21 days; nasal gleet, 40 
days; “ roaring,” 9 days ; vice, 9 days ; restiveness, 9 days; 
intermittent lamenesses, 15 days. For male and female 
horned cattle:—Cough resulting from chronic pulmonary 
disorder, 8 days; pleuro-pneumonia exudativa, 42 days; 
vice (indicated by attack with the horns), 8 days ; restive¬ 
ness (indicated by impossibility of harnessing the animal), 
