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6. What are Gymnosperms ? 
7. How does a Fern arise from the spore P 
8. What do you know about Bacteria and their relation to disease ? 
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. 
CATTLE PLAGUE IN CYPRUS. 
House of Lords, Tuesday , June 8 th. 
Lord Lilford asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for 
some information as to the reported outbreak of cattle disease in the Island 
of Cyprus, and what measures had been taken for its suppression The 
noble lord said that the question was an important one, mainly on account 
of the great increase of the importation of cattle into the island for the 
use of the European population, and pointed out that, whereas in 1878 
there was scarcely any importation at all, in 1879 there had been a large 
number of cattle imported. The Cypriotes themselves had an objection 
to cows’ milk, but the cattle imported were frequently used for draught 
purposes ; consequently, if diseased cattle were imported, it would speedily 
spread throughout the country. He no had doubt that the subject had 
attracted the attention of the administrators of the island, who, he quite 
agreed with the noble lord who spoke on the subject of Cyprus last night, 
had administered it most ably. 
Earl Granville, in reply, said that at the close of last year an out¬ 
break of cattle plague or rinderpest in the island was reported to the 
Government, and orders were given by the Privy Council to the Govern¬ 
ment of Cyprus to take all necessary measures to prevent the spread of 
the infection. Those orders were carried out in February. Subsequently 
the Government discovered that the cattle plague existed on the shores 
of Syria, and they immediately took measures to prevent the importation of 
cattle from there into Cyprus, and he was glad to say that they had since 
received a report that the disease had not extended. (Hear.) 
GLANDERS. 
House of Commons, Jan. 10 th. 
Mr. Mundella, in reply to Colonel Ivingscote, said the Veterinary 
Department of the Privy Council were of opinion that glanders and farcy 
had not increased in the metropolis of late years, but that the cases were 
less prevalent. An increase in the number of cases reported was due to 
the greater energy displayed by the local authorities since 1868. 
ANIMAL VACCINATION. 
June 11 th. 
We extract the following condensed report on this important subject 
from the Globe newspaper. 
At the evening sitting, on the order for going into Committee of Sup¬ 
ply, Dr. Cameron called attention to the practice of animal vaccination, 
and moved a resolution declaring that as cow-pock lymph direct from the 
calf, or “animal vaccine,” is of at least equal value as a prophylactic against 
smallpox with the ordinary humanised lymph, and as its use affords an 
absolute guarantee against the propagation of^ those human diseases 
which are occasionally invaccinated with humanised lymph, a supply of 
animal vaccine should be provided by the National Vaccine Establish¬ 
ment for the use of those who prefer it to the ordinary lymph. 
