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variola, and destroys further susceptibility to vaccination. 
Cattle that have been inoculated have no longer any adapta¬ 
bility to the reception of equine, ovine, or bovine virus. 
Sheep enjoy the same immunity after an inoculation .—The 
British Medical Journal. 
[There are many statements in the above Extract which 
we are at a loss to understand, supposing the translation to 
be correct. Our experiments with the virus of ovine variola 
have been numerous—we might say hundreds—and it is a 
singular fact, that they have invariably failed on horses, 
donkeys, cows, goats, pigs and dogs. Goats are also proof 
against ovine variola, even if made to live in the same building 
for weeks together, with diseased sheep in all stages of the 
disease ; and although the other animals on the same farm 
may not have been shut up with variolous sheep, it is never¬ 
theless a well established fact, that none of them ever contract 
the disease however often they may have been temporarily 
exposed to its contagium. 
With reference to the susceptibility of the human subject 
to sheep variola, Mr. Ceely, the late Mr. Marson, with one of 
the Editors of this Journal, put this fairly to the test, during 
the great outbreak of the malady of 1847-9, Mr. Ceely alone 
making not less than 180 punctures in twenty-five subjects, 
and invariably with a negative result. Since that time, when 
engaged in inoculating sheep, we have again and again 
inoculated ourselves, to give confidence to those who were 
assisting in the operation. The opinions of Professor Naunyn 
would seem to be a renewal of the erroneous statements of 
Sacco, the Italian author, which were refuted here. Were it 
necessary, we could point out other statements in the Extract 
which are unsupported both by experiment and experience in 
this country.— Eds.] 
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 
Monthly Council, Wednesday, February 4th, 1880. Present—the 
Duke of Bedford (President, in the chair), H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 
K.G., the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, K.G., Earl Cathcart, Lord 
Chesham, the Hon. W. Egerton, M.P., &c. 
Veterinary Committee. 
The Hon. TV. Egerton s M.P., reported his election as Chairman of the 
Committee for the year. The Committee had received a report from 
Professor Simonds, in reference to investigations made since the last 
Council meeting ; and they recommended that the following report by 
Professor Axe, of disease in a flock belonging to Mr. Drew, ot Tavistock, 
be published in the agricultural newspapers :— 
LIII. 
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