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NEWS AND SUNDRIES. 
NEWS AND SUNDRIES. 
Azoturia in Ohio. —Azoturia is very prevalent in this section. 
Most of the cases met with have been of a mild form and respond 
quickly to treatment, if taken early. 
Bacillus of Rinderpest.— Dr. Metzdorf, of Breslau, is said 
to have discovered and cultivated the bacillus of rinderpest. 
Cattle Disease. —Cattle near Lasalle, Ills., are suffering 
from a strange intestinal complaint which proves fatal.— Am. 
Cultivator. 
Hog Cholera. —Hog cholera is prevalent in the western 
portion of Iowa, and a recurrence of the 1877 enzootic is 
feared.— Am. Cultivator. 
Spontaneous Cow-Pox.— A case of spontaneous cow-pox is 
reported to have occurred in the Department of the Gironde, 
France. The lymph has been collected and inoculated. 
Stamping out Pleuro-pneumonia.— A bill has passed the 
State Assembly appropriating $50,000 for the enforcement of 
the act designed to stamp out pleuro-pneumonia and other conta¬ 
gious diseases among the cattle in this State.— Med. Record. 
An Infant that Secretes Milk. —Dr. Lesnewich reports, 
in the Paris Medical , the case of a male infant, aged ten 
months, that secretes milk in considerable amount. The infant 
has, for its size, well developed mammary glands.— Med. Record. 
Glanders in Illinois. — Glanders has been discovered among 
the horses of an extensive stable in Chicago. The State Veterina¬ 
rian has shot two of the victims and instituted strict quarantine 
regulations. It is not known how many horses may have con¬ 
tracted the disease.— Prairie Farmer. 
Shipment of Sheep Stopped.— The shipment of Merino 
sheep from Vermont to Australia has been temporarily stopped 
by the closing of all Australian ports to American sheep. A 
