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NEWS AND ITEMS. 
Otis, who needed the animals for transporting army supplies to 
points held by American troops. 
American Horses in London. —According to W. H. Wray, 
D. V. S., London, inspector for the U. S. Bureau of Animal In¬ 
dustry, that city is a liberal buyer of American horses. The 
tramways have over 4000 horses, three-fourths of which are 
purchased in the United States and Canada, costing about $170. 
One-seventh of these are yearly discarded, or worn out, and sold 
for about $55. The London Road Car Service purchases about 
1000 fresh horses yearly at prices ranging from $180 to $210. 
The General Omnibus Company requires as many horses as both 
the car companies, and pays for them $180 to $230. 
Medicated Hen Eggs. —When the claims of chemistry shall 
have been even partially secured, then truly can u old-timers ” 
aver that the world has reached an age of wonderful progress. 
Among the latest developments of the science is the alleged 
discovery by a French chemist that salt of iron prepared by a 
formula of his discovery can be mixed with the food of hens so 
as to become incorporated in the albumen of their eggs. In this 
manner beneficial results following the use of an iron tonic are 
to be brought within reach of sufferers whose stomachs are too 
weak to assimilate medicines as heretofore prepared. All of 
which may be written down as “ important if true.”—( Breed¬ 
er's Gazette.') 
Meat Inspection at Denver. —Recently Dr. Carlin, head 
of the Denver Health Department, publicly charged that the 
meat from cattle suffering from black-leg, tuberculosis and other 
diseases, had been sold to unsuspecting customers by meat deal¬ 
ers in that city. This assertion has called forth a strong pro¬ 
test signed by the heads of fifteen prominent establishments, in 
which they assert that “ there is not a grain of truth in the 
matter,” and furthermore offer their assistance in demonstrating 
that only the best meats are sent out by them. They aUo ex¬ 
press their willingness to aid the business of official inspection 
of animals and meats in any reasonable manner. Attention is 
called to the fact that the inspector now on duty has more work 
than one man can properly attend to, and the suggestion is of¬ 
fered that all interests would be promoted by the appointment 
of an assistant inspector. 
Fraudulent Hog-Cholera Nostrums. — A bulletin re¬ 
cently issued from the Indiana Experiment Station calls atten¬ 
tion to the operations of certain parties claiming to have a 
so-called “ serum ” and other concoctions which they are vend- 
