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NEWS AND ITEMS. 
each volume makes a very fine looking book. It costs me only 
$1.50 per volume, and when thus well bound they are at least 
worth six dollars per volume.”— D. D. Keeler , V S ., Salem , Ore . 
Dr. Liautard writes that he has just recovered from nerv¬ 
ous prostration due to the heat and overwork at the Exposition. 
It sounds strange to hear of a retired man overworking himself ; 
but those who know the good doctor understand that the re¬ 
linquishing of active practice simply meant more time to de¬ 
vote to some other work. And they also know that if he was 
working at the Exposition it was in the vicinity of the veteri¬ 
nary exhibit. 
John Fausner, D. V. S., graduate of the American Veteri¬ 
nary College, class of ’98, died at his residence, 303 West Fifty- 
third Street, New York City, July 29, from septic infection fol¬ 
lowing an operation for appendicitis on July 6, and it is stated 
that for two days his temperature registered io 9°F. The death 
of this promising young veterinarian, who had just entered 
upon a successful career in private practice, is peculiarly sad, 
his demise following in less than a year that of his brother Os¬ 
car, also a veterinarian. 
Merck & Co. Open a Branch House in Chicago. —The 
old-established and popular drug and chemical house of Merck 
is known to physicians and veterinarians all over the country 
wherever high quality and reliability are esteemed, and we are 
glad to announce to our Western readers that they have opened 
a branch of their great New York establishment at 227 Ran¬ 
dolph Street, Chicago, Ill., where the same careful attention 
to inquiries and orders will be given as has always character¬ 
ized their Eastern house. Mr. J. W. Parry, an old and 
trusted employe of the firm, will have charge of the new de¬ 
partment. 
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Prevalent in Europe. —A 
dispatch dated Washington, August 11, says: Official advices 
to the Department of Agriculture report that foot-and-mouth 
disease is very prevalent among live stock throughout almost 
all of Europe except Norway, Sweden and Holland, and impor¬ 
tation of animals from European countries, principally from 
Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland, is being 
prohibited by this government. A special permit from the 
Secretary of Agriculture is required for the entry of all these 
animals subject to contagious disease, and applications for per¬ 
mits from the countries where the dreaded disease is prevalent 
are being refused by the department. 
