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EDITORIAL. 
will be more than ever on the alert for contagious disease 
among cattle and horses from America. \Vith the office of State 
Veterinarian in Illinois held by an unprofessional man, who is 
being rapidly ^ boycotted ^ by the members of the veterinary' 
profession in that State, and with American horses dying of 
‘ pinkeye ’ on the passage to this country, a lengthened quaran¬ 
tine on American horses imported into this country is one of 
the certainties of the near future.” 
Two Excellent Appointments. —The appointments just 
announced of Prof. Eoonard Pearson, B.S., V.M.D., Profes¬ 
sor of the Theory and Practice of Veterinary Medicine at the 
University of Pennsylvania, to the Deanship of the Veterinary 
Department of that institution, and Prof. E. A. A. Grange, 
late State Veterinarian of Michigan, and professor in the State 
Agricultural College, to be Dean of the Veterinary Department 
of the Detroit Medical College, are very satisfying to the pro¬ 
fession of the country and are very hopeful signs of the times. 
They are both men who have the cause of higher education 
very close to their hearts, and they will carry with them into 
their new offices the vital qualities of success—scholarly train¬ 
ing, enthusiasm, energy and a desire to elevate the profession 
of veterinary medicine by supplying men of the right type. 
Are Fistula of the Withers Infectious? —Dr. H. 
S. Drake, of Leesburg, Virginia, reported to the last meeting of 
the Virginia State Veterinary Medical Association, through the 
Committee on Statistics, a number of instances coming under 
his observation of fistulae of the poll and withers in horses and 
colts which suggested the element of contagion or infection. 
See “ Society Meetings,” this issue. 
The New York State Veterinary Medical Society 
will meet in Syracuse, Sept. 14th and 15th, and the programme, 
as far as completed, will be found upon the news pages. It is 
the duty of all members to attend ; of all others to join. 
