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Keystone Veterinary Medical Association on methods of meat 
inspection now in vogue throughout the civilized world, which 
received enthusiastic attention of the members. It will be pub¬ 
lished in the January Review. 
The Foreign Horse Market. — The Department of Ag¬ 
riculture is corresponding extensively wiih horsemen in the 
United. States and in foreign countries and has an agent abroad 
collecting information concerning the horse markets of France, 
Germany, and other European countries for the purpose of issu¬ 
ing a bulletin for the benefit of onr horse-breeders who desire to 
compete for a foreign market. 
Editor Hoskins, of the Journal^ has added to his many 
and. varied duties that of lecturing upon jurisprudence and 
ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. Certainly the stu¬ 
dents of this school are to be congratulated upon their oppor¬ 
tunity to receive inspiration upon these important subjects from 
one so qualified to speak. We further felicitate the editor 
upon his decision to serve the profession for which he has done 
so much in even another capacity, and trust this beginning may 
lead him further into the domain of the teaching faculty. 
Chief Saemon, of the Bureau of Animal Industry, went to 
Buffalo in the early part of November to investigate the con¬ 
duct of the local branch of the Bureau located there. There 
has been trouble between Inspector Hinkley and his subordi¬ 
nates, but there is apparently nothing of a serious nature, jeal¬ 
ousy probably being a factor in the production of the charges. 
Many witnesses were called, and three days were occupied in 
taking testimony, but the decision was withheld until the Sec¬ 
retary of Agriculture was consulted. 
A Dairy Inspector for Eeizabeth, N. J.—The Board of 
Health of Elizabeth, N. J., at a recent meeting passed a resolu¬ 
tion authorizing the appointment of a Dairy Inspector, “ whose 
duties shall be to inspect all cattle that are or may be kept or 
intended for meat or milk production, such inspection to be 
made whenever the Board shall have cause to suspect the exist¬ 
ence of contagions disease among cattle, or such as might be a 
risk or danger to the food or milk supply.” Under this resolu¬ 
tion, F. A. Zncker, D. V. S., graduate of the American, class of 
’96, was appointed to that position. 
The Report of the Secretary of Agricueture for 
1897 was published Nov. 15th and is probably the most com¬ 
prehensive document that has ever emanated from that depart- 
