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santhemum. On the right leg the general appearances were 
about the same, although perhaps not so extensive. The hind 
legs, the trunk, the shoulders, neck and the head presented also 
patches more or less developed. Some of these tumors were 
intact, others were excoriated and bleeding. The animal was 
much annoyed with flies and suffered with constant itching. A 
form of treatment recommended by Professor Degive, consisting 
in the administration of carbonate of soda, internally, was tried 
with so little result that the old mode of treatment was resorted 
to. This consisted in tearing away the tumors which held 
loose and amputating the others with elastic ligatures. The 
entire-surfaces were dusted with the powder of Knauss and coal 
tar. The action of the coal tar brought out lots of larvae of 
flies, which before resisted carbolic acid lotions. With this 
treatment, after twelve or fifteen days the growths began to 
fade and after a little over two months the animal was dis¬ 
charged.—( > Journ. de Med. Vet. and Zodtech .) 
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THE ILLINOIS BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS 
—DR. SWAIN REPLIES TO DR. ROBERTSON. 
Decatur, Iee., Jan. i, 1901. 
Editors American Veterinary Review : 
Dear Sirs: —In the November number of the American 
Veterinary Review, page 636, there appears an intellectual 
monstrosity painted by the pencil of Dr. James Robertson, 
D. V. S., member of the Illinois State Board of Veterinary Ex¬ 
aminers, wherein the Doctor seeks to extricate himself from a 
very painful and peculiar dilemma in which he is placed by a 
published arraignment of the board’s official conduct by the 
committee of the Illinois Veterinary Medical and Surgery 
Association. 
This committee did not shirk its responsibility, nor deal in 
terms of maudlin sentiment; but, as honest and earnest men, 
inspired by a high sense of duty to their profession, proceeded 
at once to investigate a state of facts so revolting, that a solemn 
sense of duty bade them decide to cauterize and clean out this 
foul and offensive excrescence calling itself “ The State Board of 
Examiners.” We have no option, but are driven to this duty 
because of dereliction of duty and flagrant violation of law, 
amounting almost to malfeasance in office. From the Doctor’s 
