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Paris. One of the exhibitors of surgical instruments (a 
small exhibition was appended to the Congress) kindly 
supplied the instrument. Advantage was taken of the 
occurrence in Baden of a case of chronic tarsal arthritis in a 
colt to experiment by means of the thermo cautery with fine 
penetrating points. The operation showed the great advan¬ 
tages of this method, which allows the introduction into the 
synovial dilatation of a cautery which can be constantly 
preserved at a red heat in spite of the cooling influences of 
the synovia. The conditions of the case four days after 
operation authorise us to prognosticate complete recovery. 
There were also presented to the Section— 
8. A Nasoscope by M. Lydlin, to enable us to look for 
glanderous ulcers in the deepest part of the nasal chambers ; 
a new form of probe ( sonde-harpon ) for meat inspectors, by 
M. Kopp; a metallic diffuser for veterinary use in operating 
after Lister’s method ; adaptation of the human laryngoscope 
for examination of glandered horses; different maximum 
thermometers for veterinary use. 
9. The Section consulted with M. Bollinger, Professor of 
Pathological Anatomy at the Munich School, concerning 
transmission of tuberculosis to animals by consumption of 
milk from tuberculous cows. A sow had eight young ones; 
four were fed with milk from a cow supposed to be healthy, 
four with milk from a tuberculous cow. After ten weeks all 
the animals were killed. The sow, the cow supposed to be 
healthy, and the four pigs fed on the milk of that cow were 
found to be healthy, unaffected with tuberculosis, whilst 
the cow supposed to be affected with tuberculosis w T as found 
to be so, and so also were the four pigs which had been fed 
on her milk. 
10. Finally the Conference, at a general sitting, heard 
Dr. Skalweit, of Hanover, discuss the question, “ How far is 
the opposition against adulteration of foods to be carried?” 
These communications gave rise to discussions often pro¬ 
longed beyond the official sittings, and thus generally to 
highly interesting conversation. During the eight days of 
the Congress the members of the veterinary profession 
worked in all amity and brotherly concord. Thus the re¬ 
union proved most satisfactory, and I am convinced more 
than one member regretted the decision of the Congress 
that Dantzig be the seat of 1880 meeting, for that town, 
being too far north, will prevent many from being present. 
It is for the veterinarians of North Germany to form during 
the coming year a veterinary section for the fifty-third 
Congress, and before separating the Congress named sl 
