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NEWS AND ITEMS. 
NEWS AND ITEMS. 
A Special Bulletin on “ Tuberculosis in Cattle and How 
to Use Tuberculin ” has just been issued by the Ontario Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture at Toronto. 
Stomach Worms of Sheep. —Prof. W. B. Niles, of the 
Iowa Agricultural College, has issued a bulletin on the Strongy- 
his Contortiis^ giving the life history, symptoms, methods of 
prevention, and cure of the affected animals. 
Larkspur Poisoning. —State Veterinarian M. E. Knowles, 
of Montana, has issued a circular to the stock raisers of his 
State, dealing with the symptoms and treatment of poisoning by 
this plant, which chiefly affects sheep and cattle. 
At the recent examination by the Maryland Veterinary 
Medical Examining Board, three applicants presented them¬ 
selves, two passing (Drs. J. S. Buckley and B. A. Brown), and 
one failing. 
D. P. Frame, M. D. C., holds the office of Food Inspector 
• for the city of Colorado Springs, Col., which is an appointive 
office under the City Council, and comprises the meat, milk and 
dairy inspection, as well as other food products. He is also 
Secretary of the State Veterinary Medical Association. 
Docked Horses in England. —In a case of prosecution 
by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 
of England, the counsel for the defense made the estimate that 
three-fourths of the horses in England were docked. Professor 
Axe, on cross-examination, raised the estimate to 90 per cent. 
An Impostor. —We are informed by a correspondent that one 
C. H. Stull is advertising at Marshalltown, Iowa, that he has 
had thirty-eight years experience as a veterinary surgeon, and 
that he is a graduate of the American Veterinary College. No 
such person ever graduated from the A. V. C., as shown by the 
catalogue, and his assumption is a fraud. 
We regret to record the death of the wife of Dr. Jno. M. 
Parker, Secretary of the Massachusetts Cattle Commission, which 
occurred at his residence in Haverhill the first week in Augfust. 
It was but a short time ago that the Review published his 
happy marriage, and we extend him our respectful sympathy in 
his great bereavement. 
Steam for Skin Diseases. —It has been demonstrated that 
the application of a jet of “ cooled ” steam to parts affected with 
