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it has proved with him most advantageous in acute and chronic 
rheumatism when every other form of treatment had failed.— 
{Clinica Vet.) 
Treatment of Salivary Fistula with Ethylic Alco¬ 
hol. —In 1849 Haubiver recommended the injection of liquor 
ammonia to arrest the salivary secretion, but the results were 
not satisfactory. Later on Pallerini advocated the use of diluted 
tincture of iodine. He claimed to have good results with it, 
but they were not confirmed by others. Prof. Bassi finally in¬ 
stead of those resorted to ethylic alcohol, and all his cases were 
successful. In a recent case a colt was first treated by creoline 
without result. An injection of 15 grammes of ethylic 
alcohol which had probably not entered the duct of Steno failed 
also. A second injection was more satisfactory. The next day 
after the injection, the parotid region was swollen, warm and 
painful, the flow of saliva had almost entirely stopped at the 
fistulous opening. A few days after, the inflammatory mani¬ 
festations having subsided, the wound healed and in a short 
time recovery was completed. In an experiment made to de¬ 
termine the effect of the alcohol on the glandular tissue, it was 
found that the gland which had been treated had lost size and 
weight, while it weighed but 85 grammes, the sound weighed 
200 .—(.La Riforma Veter.) 
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m’killip veterinary college. 
The third annual commencement exercises of this school oc¬ 
curred March 13, at 8 P. M., in the college auditorium, 1639 
Wabash Avenue. The invocation was made by Rev. E. C. 
Snyder, which was followed by a baccalaureate address by Mr. 
Clarence Park Johnson. J. Harry Danforth presented the class 
history, Lawrence W. Bowlus the prophecy, and Win. J. Patter¬ 
son the class poem. The presentation of prizes followed, being 
delivered by Prof. J. M. Wright. 
President McKillip then conferred the diploma of the college 
upon the following fourteen graduates : L. Edgar Altnony, 
Lawrence W. Bowlus, Joel E. Cloud, D. V. S., Thomas Madison 
Doram, J. H. Danforth, Charles H. Howard, Walter G. Huyett, 
V. S., Clyde S. Pless, Fred E. Jones, Robert Jay, Edward H. 
Lawley, V. S., Wm. J. Patterson, Charles Parke, Otto Sclmkat, 
John A. Sloan, B. Sc., George P. Statter, V. S., Grant A. Wehr, 
V. S., Willard E. Wight, V. S. 
