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in the teats ; one will receive it in the trachea ; one into the 
jugular. • 
The animals carefully watched, and the progress of the infec¬ 
tion and of the development of the disease being minutely re¬ 
corded, they will be killed at various periods and the post-mor¬ 
tem made at Alfort in the presence of the entire commission. 
The first killing will be made after 30 days, the second after 
15 more, say 45 days, the remainder at a later date decided by 
the commission. 
Yesterday the first meeting took place, at Pouilly-les-fort, 
a little place close to Paris, already known to the profession on 
account of the experiments made there for several years by Pas- 
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teur, who demonstrated to the world the efficiency of the pre¬ 
ventive vaccination against anthrax. The first part of the ex¬ 
periment was carried out. Profs. Nocard and Maussee, of 
Alfort, prepared and administered the various preparations of 
tuberculous substances. The contamination by inhalations was 
very interesting, the operation demanding the greatest care for 
fear of infection to those who gave it as well as to those looking 
on. With mouth and nostrils protected by gauze and wadding, 
Prof. Nocard sent tuberculous pulverizations for five and ten 
minutes into a long fumigation bag, through which the animals 
were made to breathe. Every part of this first seating of the 
commission was minutely carried out in the presence of some 
30 civil and military veterinarians, who, notwithstanding a 
pouring rain, watched all the steps of this contamination. 
We will take good care that our readers will receive infor¬ 
mation relating to the results of this experiment as early as 
they will be known, and as quickly as they will be established. 
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Heredity of Roaring. —This question is pretty firmly ad¬ 
mitted and answered in the affirmative; at least it is the 
opinion of many good veterinarians. And yet there are not a 
few who, if not ready to ignore entirely the idea of heredity, 
are not willing to give it the influence that is generally 
admitted. It is not surprising then to see the subject occupy- 
