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treatise upon the pathology and surgery of the foot. The only 
variation which we propose to make in the subject will consist in 
some few added remarks, relating to parts which we consider im¬ 
portant, and to which no special reference appears in the work of 
Mr. Zundel. 
FIGHTING PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
Though many bills relating to the handling of contagious 
diseases in our domestic animals were presented to Congress dur¬ 
ing the last session, and none of them succeeded in passing, it 
will be gratifying, however, to know that the interests which are 
at stake will not be entirely overlooked. Out of the appropria¬ 
tion which was granted to the Department of Agriculture at 
Washington, a sum has been put aside for the purpose of doing 
what will probably be about the best thing possible under the 
present conditions. It is proposed to appoint in the different 
States regular veterinary inspectors, in fact several are already 
appointed, who shall have for their duty to investigate the extent of 
some diseases, and specially of pleuro pneumonia, to trace all the 
seats and subjects of disease, to report weekly at the bureau the 
conditions of the stock, and thus to keep within its present boun¬ 
daries the scourge where it is known to exist already. While this 
may seem at first sight a small way of dealing with this plague 
of bovines, it appears to us that some good will be obtained by 
this action, viz.: the prevention of its possible spreading beyond 
the States where it exists now, and the protection of our western 
herds from a possible contagion. This once obtained, it will be 
easy to put a value on the infected animals, and to come to a 
positive estimate as to the cost of stamping it out altogether 
from the country. 
STATE PROTECTION TO VETERINARY SURGEONS IN NEW JERSEY. 
We reprint elsewhere the act which was presented to the 
Legislature of New Jersey, and which, after having passed the 
