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Malignant “ Pink-Eye.” —■“ Pink-eye ” has broken out in 
certain localities of England. It is now prevailing to some extent 
at Newcastle, Gateshead and Durham. The disease is of a' 
malignant type, and fatal cases are proportionately more numer¬ 
ous than when this disease prevailed in the same localities last 
year. One owner is reported to have lost fourteen horses.— Turf, 
Field and Farm. 
Hydrophobic Meat. —At Heading, Pa., lately, the authorities 
arrested two country butchers, charged with selling the meat of 
three hogs which were bitten by mad dogs, and died of rabies. It 
is alleged that a number of persons became sick after eating the 
pork. Similar instances have been reported where the flesh of 
sheep bitten by rabid dogs have brought on severe symptoms. 
All such animals should be slain and buried or burned.— Medical 
and Surgical Reporter. 
0 Trichinae in Adipose Tissue. —It has been generally assumed 
that trichinae occur only in the muscular substance, and are not 
found in the fatty tissue. Chatin’s latest investigations have, 
however, shown that trichinae occur uniformly in the latter, where 
the parasites are free or only loosely connected with the neigh¬ 
boring tissue elements. Their nature may readily be mistaken 
but is shown by the simultaneous occurrence of encapsuled 
trichinae in the muscular tissue. Experiments proved that animals 
fed with triehinous fat exhibited no indications of trichinosis, 
while others fed with the flesh from the same infected animal 
quickly suffered and died with symptoms of intestinal trichinosis; 
although further observations on the comparative innocuity of the 
fat must be made before the fact can be regarded as of hygienic 
importance. The practical value of the discovery at present 
seems to be that the fat, as well as the flesh, of suspected animals 
should be examined.— Gaillard's Journal. 
Prevention of Hydrophobia.— Pasteur claims to have four 
dogs which cannot be inoculated with rabies by any method. 
These dogs have been protected by previous mild attacks of ra¬ 
bies, from which they recovered.— Medical Record. 
Serious Loss.—Last year the United States exported 108,110 
cattle, 2,243 horses, 2,632 mules, 139,676 sheep and 36,368 hogs. 
