CORRESPONDENCE. 
PROFESSIONAL HONORS. 
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land, Dr. Meyer, of Cincinnati, Dr. White, of Delaware, was appointed to 
enquire into the cause, nature and sanitary measures to be pursued in connection 
with new and contagious disease which may occur throughout the State. 
Dr. J. C. Meyer then read a paper on “Obstruction of the Stenon Duct in 
Horses.” The meeting then adjourned to meet in Cincinnati, June 1st, 1885. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
VETERINARIAN WANTED. 
Dear Editor : 
I think Hackensack would afford a good business to a veter¬ 
inary surgeon of experience and character, as there is no regular 
practitioner in the county (Bergen.) 
If there is one wanting to locate whom you could recommend, 
I would be glad to introduce him to those most interested in his 
coming. .Respectfully, 
D. St. John, M.D. 
PROFESSIONAL HONORS. 
By decree of his Excellency, the Minister of Agriculture of 
France, dated December 27th, 1884, Prof. A. Liautard, of the 
American Veterinary College, has, amongst others, been dec¬ 
orated Chevalier de l’ordre du M6rite Agricole. 
NEWS AND SUNDRIES. 
Anthrax in Ohio and Indiana.—A correspondent of the Ohio 
Farmer reports that cases of anthrax have occurred in his herd, 
and the Indiana Farmer contains a letter stating that a number 
of young cattle in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, died this fall of 
the same malady .—Prairie Farmer. 
Ergotism in Indiana. —Lawrence County, Indiana, cattle are 
suffering from ergotism. This is the disease that was mistaken 
about a year ago by those not well acquainted with ailments of 
cattle, for the highly contagious foot and mouth disease. It will 
