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CORRESPONDENCE. 
ever, all the organs being perfectly normal, except that a por¬ 
tion of the ndder showed a somewhat hardened condition, which 
could not be attributed to tuberculosis. Yon will find a report 
of the post-mortems to bear this out. Had this cow been killed 
at^ the slaughter house no meat inspector could have found the 
slightest excuse for cutting her down. 
In conclusion I would say that the other two cows showed 
that my former protest of testing during the hot weather was 
well founded. Yours truly, 
W. H. Pendry, D. V. S. 
[We consider that cows tagged 3^53 3664 were not pro¬ 
per subjects for the tnbercnlin test, as the maximum ratings 
(104 and io5f) were too high to judge of a reaction. The ani¬ 
mals should have been isolated and become the subjects of fur¬ 
ther observation. The fact that the post-mortems bore out the 
action of the Board of Health has no bearing upon the case; 
the object of the test was to ascertain the degree of reaction 
only, and as a tuberculin test the figures do not bear out a 
justification of condemnation. In the case of the cow tngged 
3663 we hold that she is not shown to have reacted, and upon 
the ratings given should have been passed as non-tuberculous. 
—Editor.] 
THE SIEVER ANNIVERSARY OF THE A. V. C. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1898. 
Editors American Veterinary Review: 
Dear Sirs : — As the Review reaches most of the members 
of the Alumni Association of the A. V. C., I desire through it 
to call their attention to the circular letter issued by the Secre¬ 
tary, Dr. Clayton, and to express the earnest hope that it will be 
received in the spirit in which it is sent, and more particularly 
that it will meet with the response that it certainly ought. I 
am just in receipt of a letter from Dr. Liautard, dated"" Paris, 
September 30^^^) in which he expresses the very earnest wish 
that all members of the Alumni Association will unite in making 
oui Alma Mater s Silver Anniversary a just and worthy tribute 
of the love we bear her. Surely there are none who will treat 
with silence such an appeal. It should bring the blush of em¬ 
barrassment to any one who would so far forget the day that his 
Alma Mater gave him that which none can take away—an 
opportunity to place himself in the ranks of an honored profes¬ 
sion. Not one should be missing from the scroll of the loving 
