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NEWS AND SUNDRIES 
be remembered that Dr. N. H. Paaren, Illinois State Veterinarian, 
declared as soon as he saw the cattle afflicted by this disease, in 
Illinois last spring, that it was ergotism .—Prairie Farmer. 
Infectious Osteomyelitis. —Dr. Rodet has found that when 
the micrococci of the pus in cases of osteomyelitis are injected 
into the venous system of rabbits, and therefore free to choose 
their seat, they show a marked preference for the bones, and 
more especially for those parts which are in process of active 
growth, where they set up a severe suppurative or necrotic form 
of osteitis analogous to osteomyelitis in man .—Medical Rceord. 
The most Powerful Antiseptics. —Studied by their power to 
prevent the development of micro-organisms in sterilized broth, 
the biniodid of mercury stands at the head of the list of anti¬ 
septics. It is three times as strong as the bichloride. A solution 
of a Ttf&rnr strength renders life impossible to any form of mic¬ 
robe, says M. Miguel, while of bichloride the strength must be 
TrAny. Iodide of silver is also more powerful than the bichloride 
of mercury .—Medical Record. 
Inspection of Hog Products Abroad. —Secretary Freling- 
huysen has instructed the American ministers to England, France 
and Germany to secure all the i formation in their power in re¬ 
gard to the system of inspection of hog products in the countries 
to which they are respectively accredited, and any other informa¬ 
tion on the subject of discrimination against American hog pro¬ 
ducts abroad. It is expected that replies from these ministers 
will be received at Washington in time for the convention of 
swine breeders and pork dealers, to be held in that city on the 
14th .—Country Gentleman. 
Snow Water Impurities. —Under the heading of “The 
Beautiful Snow,” the Microscope points out the kind of organic, 
impurities found in snow, which very conclusively shows the 
fallacy of the idea that melted snow forms a good substitute for 
distilled water. The impurities are as follows : Living infusoria 
and algae, bacilli and micrococci, mites, diatoms, and great num¬ 
bers of fungi spores; also tibres of wood, mouse hair, pieces of 
butterfly wings, skin of larvae of insects, cotton fibres, pieces of 
