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for the antiseptic. Instead of threads platinum wires have been 
employed, and Blyth has suggested the use of small plugs of 
sterilized cotton wool attached to capillary glass rods by means 
of sealing wax. There must be some difficulty in securing effi¬ 
cient sterilization of these mops.” 
For furnishing culture media and apparatus for the experi¬ 
ments, I wish to acknowledge the helpful courtesy of Professor 
V. A. Moore. 
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(1) ’95. Abbott. A. C. The Principles of Bacteriology. 
(2) ’95. Bernays. A. C. Antisepsis and Antiseptics. 
(3) ’97. Brunton. L,. Lectures on the Action of Medicines. 
(3a) ’ 99 - Gurnard. R. Therapeutique et Pharmacodynamie. 
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(6) ’96. Vaughan and Novy. Ptomains, Leucomains, Toxins and 
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SANITARY WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. 
By A. Tiautard, M. D., V. M., Dean ob the New York-American 
Veterinary CoeeEge, New York. 
A Paper presented at the Seventh International Veterinary Congress at Baden-Baden. 
Although the American veterinary science, when compared 
with that of Europe, may be considered as still in its infancy, 
the work that has already been done is not to be ignored, par¬ 
ticularly in the special branch of sanitary medicine. 
How could it be otherwise? America being destined to be¬ 
come the market of the whole world, the duty was imposed upon 
her of seeing not only to the protection of her own stock, but 
also to the qualities of her products of exportation, whether live 
animals, or carcasses, or various preparations, which had to be 
examined before being admitted to European markets. 
As the United States developed, as her commerce increased, 
and her international relations multiplied, it became her duty 
to protect herself from the presence and the introduction of con- 
