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Glanders. — Glanders among horses is being found in many 
of our large stables. It exists in Illinois, Newark, N. J., Brook¬ 
lyn, and no doubt in many stables where its existence is denied. 
Texas Fever. —Several cases of Texas fever having been dis¬ 
covered among Texas cattle brought to Worcester, Mass., it is 
stated that the Board of Cattle Commissioners will issue an order 
forbidding the bringing of any more of these cattle into Massa¬ 
chusetts.— Am. Cultivator. 
Glanders. —The State Veterinarian of Illinois seems to be 
vigorously enforcing the glanders act. At Mansfield, Piatt coun¬ 
ty, he last week had four horses shot and burned, together with 
harness, etc. The diseased horses were appraised at $85.— Prai¬ 
rie Farmer. 
Rabbits Carrying Contagion. —Do jack rabbits carry scab 
from one range to another ? It is said they do. A Colorado man 
writes: Thinking it might be of value to owners of sheep, I will 
state something which has come under my observation during the 
past five months. In riding on the plains 1 often take my gun. 
At different times I have shot jack rabbits, and whenever they 
are near sheep ranges they invariably have the scab. I am well 
satisfied they carry it from one range to another. A small pre¬ 
mium offered would exterminate them, and save much damage to 
the sheep industry.— Journal of Agriculture and Farmer. 
Itch in the Cat. —A correspondent of the British Medical 
Journal , Dr. John Reid, writes as follows regarding a case of 
“ acarus ” in a cat: “ The cat in question, when seen for the first 
time (it being a stray cat), was greatly emaciated, and died on 
the following night (January 5, 1883). The hair on one side of 
the face and neck, including the ear, was matted so as to resemble 
one large scab. The itch-insect and eggs were detected in large 
numbers. The cat’s liver contained many abscesses of the size of 
a pin’s head; the lungs, etc., appeared to be normal. Does the 
cat infect children, etc. ? do these infect the cat ? or is there mu¬ 
tual infection % ” 
j The Trichina in Chicago Pork. —In the present agitation 
ovfer trichinous pork and adulterated lard, the investigations made 
some years ago by Dr. W. T. Belfield and Mr. H. F. Atwood, of 
