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F. Palmer, of Brooklyn, Mich., under date of March 14, says : 
“ We expect our bill to protect the title of Veterinary Surgeon 
will be passed at this session of the Legislature. The bill has 
already been reported back to the House with a recommend that 
it be passed. There seems to be no opposition on the part of 
the Legislature.” 
The thoroughbred stallion, Hanover, by Hindoo, who won 
world-wide fame as a race-horse under the colors of the Dwyer 
Bros., when he developed navicularthritis, was nerved, retired 
to the stud of Milton Young, who paid $25,000 for him, and 
recently developed inflammation in the coronary region from 
bruising of the tissues while pawing at the approach of feeding 
time, was destroyed by being chloroformed on March 23. 
H. L. Ramacciotti, D. V. S.,of Omaha, Neb., whom all at¬ 
tendants at the last meeting of the U. S. V. M. A. well remem¬ 
ber for his untiring devotion to their social pleasure while so¬ 
journing in the Nebraskan metropolis, has been presented by 
the Trans-Mississippi Exposition Commissioners with a diploma 
and bronze medal for services in promoting the success of the 
exposition. The Doctor feels very proud of the honor. 
At the April meeting of the Veterinary Medical Association 
of New York County Dr. H. D. Gill will read a paper on the 
subject of “The Important Veterinary Events of Next Septem¬ 
ber,” referring to the “ Veterinary Jubilee” which is to occur 
in New York City during the second week of that month, when 
no less than six associations will convene in Gotham. Dr. R. 
S. MacKellar will present the subject of “ Paraldehyde in Veter¬ 
inary Practice.” 
Veterinarian J. R. Shaw, of Honolulu, H. I., had the 
misfortune to have his leg fractured on January 30th, by being 
thrown from his buggy as the result of a collision with a hack. 
At the date of our information the patient was well on the road 
to recovery, his friend, Dr. W. T. Monsarrat, being in charge of 
his practice. By the way, this reminds us that Review read¬ 
ers are promised a letter from Dr. Monsarrat descriptive of vet¬ 
erinary matters in Uncle Sam’s new possession. 
About Dipping Cattle. —Chief Salmon, of the Bureau of 
Animal Industry, answers a correspondent in the Breeder's 
Gazette , of February, by saying that the Government will not 
recognize dipping at any place unless a permit has been issued 
for the establishment of a dipping vat and an inspector stationed 
there to see that the dipping is properly done. He also an¬ 
nounces that all dipping is suspended for the present on account 
