NEWS AND ITEMS. 
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New York-American Veterinary College, 141 West 54th Street. 
This is a popular move, and it is hoped that many new mem¬ 
bers will be secured, especially among the younger members of 
the profession of the Metropolitan district. 
Operative Antisepsis. —It is now recommended that 
tincture of soap be used to disinfect both the site of operation 
and the operator’s hands, for the reason that the tincture pene¬ 
trates the several layers of the epidermis, rendering them asep¬ 
tic for some time, and the evaporating of the alcohol makes 
drying with cloths unnecessary. The part to be operated upon 
should be thoroughly scrubbed for from three to five minutes 
with the tincture. 
Army Veterinarians in Belgium. —The organization of 
veterinarians in the armies of Europe may be interesting to 
Americans at this time, since they may soon be called upon to 
undergo such an organization in the army of the United States. 
From the Repertoire of Mr. Laquerriere we extract the follow¬ 
ing : The principal dispositions of a recent royal order are : 1 
chief veterinarian, with rank of lieutenant-colonel ; 4 principal 
veterinarians, with rank of major. In the regiments veterinar¬ 
ians are divided into : First class, with rank of first captain ; 
second class, with rank of second captain ; third class, with 
rank of lieutenant; adjunct veterinarians, with rank of second 
lieutenant.—(A. E.) 
Mr. Alex. Eger, of 34 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, 
Ill., publisher and dealer in veterinary books, drugs and instru¬ 
ments, has just issued u A Guide to Practical Meat Inspection,” 
by F. Fischoeder, translated by A. T. Peters, D. V. M., Univer¬ 
sity of Nebraska, and will have ready within the next fortnight 
“ Outline of the Antiseptic Treatment of Wounds for Veterina¬ 
rians,” by Dr. H. Frick, translated by himself. He will make 
a tour of the principal cities of Canada and the United States 
in the interests of the books, especially those cities the seat of 
veterinary colleges. Mr. Eger is the authorized agent of the 
Review, and will receive subscriptions to this journal at the 
same time. His enterprise is deserving of success, and we trust 
the profession will give him the encouragement he deserves. 
Died of Anthrax. —Philip Cooney, a longshoreman,. 26 
years old, who lived at 24 Atlantic Avenue, visited the hospital 
on Monday. He was almost in a state of collapse. He in¬ 
formed Dr. Mildenberg, the house surgeon, that he had been at 
work at one of the big warehouses on the river front in Brook¬ 
lyn unloading hay and grain from a vessel that had come from 
