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no internal ailment. The eruption developed to about the 
size of a shilling, and continued very painful. Mr. Mercer, 
surgeon, attended the case, and has had charge of it until 
convalesence has been restored. 
“ A week ago, however, Dr. Bell saw the case, on which 
occasion he took a small quantity of blood, and this being 
ejected into the system of a guinea-pig, produced death in 
fifty-four hours. Upon the blood of this animal being ex¬ 
amined, it also contained myriads of the organisms so fatally 
present in anthrax or e woolsorters’ disease/ of which we 
have the local form of development illustrated in the pustule 
described above; the intestinal form in which it attacked the 
oxen and sheep ; and the pulmonary form, which has carried 
off so many woolsorters. We are glad to hear that Dr. Spear, 
the medical inspector of the Local Government Board, who 
contracted the local form of the disease through absorption 
into the system while taking part in the recent post-mortem 
examination at Bradford, has nearly recovered from the 
effects. There have been two deaths, however, attributable 
to the terrible disease since that period, into which it was 
not considered necessary to make special inquiry.” 
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OE ENGLAND. 
The Monthly Council of the Society was held in Carlisle show-yard, 
July 14th. Mr. Dent in the chair. 
VETERINARY COMMITTEE. 
Mr. Davies reported that the Committee had received the following 
report from Professor Simonds, Principal of the Royal Veterinary 
College : 
Since the last meeting of the Committee the consultations taking 
place have had reference mostly to the fluke disease, and especially as 
to the course which should be taken with a breeding flock among which 
rot is known to exist. The advice so freely distributed by the Society 
on the feeding and management of fluke-stricken sheep has had a most 
beneficial effect, and in numerous instances in which the recommen¬ 
dations have been fully carried out, ewes have not only gone safely 
through the lambing season, but have reared their lambs without any 
serious loss of condition. 
In consequence of this, many persons have been disposed to keep the 
ewes on for another year, and on this point in particular, advice has 
been sought. With the experience of past years before us, we could not 
recommend the adoption of such apian. I he risk is great; the iule 
being that as soon as autumn sets in, and the grasses begin to lose their 
nutritive qualities, the sheep fall away in condition, became amcmiated 
(weak from poorness of blood), and sink during the winter months. It 
should always be borne in mind that emaciation does not exclusively 
depend on the mere existence of flukes in the biliary ducts of the liver, 
