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NEWS AND SUNDRIES. 
NEWS AND SUNDRIES. 
The recent influenza lias been accompanied bj an unusual 
number of abortions. 
Cattle Commission. —The report of the Treasury Cattle Com¬ 
mission is received, but too late for extended notice in this issue. 
The first importation of cattle into the United States was in 
1610, when a bull and four cows, after a long and stormy passage, 
landed in Virginia from Ireland.— The Iowa Homestead. 
Diseases of Fowls. —The amount of wealth represented by 
the poultry interest of the United States, should compel all country 
practitioners to make careful studies and reports of the diseases 
of fowls. 
Splenic Fever Vaccine. —Pasteur’s Splenic Fever Vaccine 
matter is to be tried in Prussia. The Minister of Agriculture 
has empowered a commission, of which Virchow is a member, to 
investigate its value. 
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Legislative Protection Needed.— Every veterinarian should 
use his influence to secure the passage by this Legislature, of a 
bill to elevate the standard of the profession and protect the pub¬ 
lic against unqualified and ignorant “ horse-doctors.” 
A Breeding Mare Mule. —Mr. E. Allen, of Agency City, 
Iowa, is the owner of a breeding mare mule. She has had three 
colts from horses, and is at present in foal by a jack. The pro¬ 
geny bear no resemblance to the mother, except in fineness of 
bone. Affidavits of reliable parties verify this remarkable phe¬ 
nomenon. 
Singular Longevity.— A writer in Land and Water speaks 
of the recent deaths of a pony and canary bird, the former aged 
38 years and the latter 19 years. The pony died of a gun-shot 
wound, and was hearty and well just before the shooting. The 
canary died a natural death through the infirmities of age.— Turf ’, 
Field and Farm. 
