EDITORIAL. 
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ordered cresyl solution and bandaging; the haemorrhage had 
been arrested by the application of spiders’ web. Four days 
later the horse was affected with a confirmed horse-pox. The 
spiders’ web used against the haemorrhage of the wounds came 
from a barn, in which cows were kept, and the cows had had 
cow-pox. The vaccinageous dust held by the webs had been 
transported to the wounds of the horse. The contagion was 
evident. Nocard in relation to this contagion states that while 
he is not certain of it, the fact is possible, and deserved regis¬ 
tering, but he opposed the use of spider web as an haemostatic. 
Cases of tetanus of undoubted origin, by their use, have been 
recorded. In fact, the same can be said of many similar old 
remedies, such as the use of clay ou the end of a ruptured um¬ 
bilical cord, or of scrapings of raw potatoes on burns, or of cow 
manure in traumatism of the feet. It is the duty of veterina¬ 
rians to educate the people, and guard them against the use of 
those remedies which, u if they do no good, may and often do 
great harm.” 
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Army Veterinarians. —The general' reorganization of the 
army veterinarians is occupying the attention of the French 
Government, and legislation has been detained so long that I 
have been prevented from giving our confrere , Dr. Huidekoper, 
the information that he has asked of me to present to the Com¬ 
mittee on Army Legislation of the American Veterinary Medi¬ 
cal Association. But I have succeeded in obtaining the com¬ 
munication of a ministerial order which is not without interest. 
It refers to veterinarian candidates for the army. 
When a graduate from a French veterinary school desires to 
enter the army, he has to go for a certain length of time to the 
military school of Saumur, where he follows a special military 
veterinary course. It is to this that the ministerial circular 
refers. 
This curriculum consists in : (i) Exercises on the writing of 
reports, situations, proceedings, etc., to both professional and 
military points of view; (2) Thorough study of military veteri- 
