NEWS AND ITEMS. 
435 
W. H. Pendry, D.V.S., of Brooklyn, N.Y., still has a taste 
for Republican politics. Recently he was unanimously elected 
President of the 28th Ward Association, which is the second 
largest ward in the city, having 145 delegates. 
We have received a copy of the Constitution and By-Raws 
of the Genesee Valley Veterinary Medical Association, and it 
reflects much credit upon the committee having its compilation 
and printing in charge, for it is unusually well arranged and 
printed. 
A. N. Lushington, of Philadelphia, a graduate of the Uni¬ 
versity of Pennsylvania, has accepted the position of instructor in 
the elementary principles of veterinary and sanitary science and 
hygiene at the Belmear Industrial School near Rock Castle, 
Virginia. 
To Cure a “ Pure-Back.”— A good way to cure a horse that 
pulls at the halter, is to take a stout rope, fasten it around his 
shoulders, put the other end through the ring in his halter and 
tie to a stout post. When he finds he is pulling with his body 
he will soon quit. 
Read the report of the semi-annual meeting of the Minne¬ 
sota State Veterinary Medical Association in this issue, and 
note what valuable clinics were held. Can anything be of 
greater interest and benefit to the members ? Isn’t it an exam¬ 
ple to be emulated ? 
Feeding Raisins to Horses.—A California farmer has 
been experimenting with his superfluous crop of raisins by feed¬ 
ing it to his horses, giving about twelve pounds a day to each 
animal. He claims that they relish them, keep in good con¬ 
dition while working, and that it is a great economy to the 
feeder. 
Vaeue of Horse Hides. —More horse hides are probably 
tanned in Newark, N. J., than in any other place in this coun¬ 
try. Cordovan vamps are the product. Three, and sometimes 
four, splits are made and finished. It is estimated that $16 is 
realized per hide and the yearly business done amounts, it is 
said, to $10,000,000. 
Practice Duee in Caeifornia.— On account of an un¬ 
usually dry season, private practice is reported as very dull on 
the Pacific Slope, and the outlook discouraging to veterinarians. 
When the business revival gets well under way the veterinari¬ 
an’s services will be in greater demand than has ever been 
recorded in history. 
