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lost themselves in their tendons upon the extremities. The fever 
only assumed an exacerbated type in fatal cases. Children suf¬ 
fered less than those of mature years. Some cases of relapse 
were apparent. 
The number of persons diseased, were: Men, 124: women, 
103; children, 35—total, 262. Ending fatally : Men, 3 ; women, 
3—total, 6. 
This is the first case of the kind reported from the Orient, and 
is also of value as indicating that the wild swine of this region 
are the subjects of trichinosis, as well as those of Europe. 
“B.” 
EDITORIAL. 
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST PLEURO¬ 
PNEUMONIA. 
Another appropriation has been granted by the Legislature of 
New York in support of measures against the spread of conta¬ 
gious pleuro-pneumonia. 
That the act by which the labors of the Cattle Commission, 
which existed some months ago, were suspended, was a very un¬ 
fortunate and short-sighted one, will be easily demonstrated, 
when the new Commission shall enter upon its labors. When 
General Patrick found his funds cut short, the Commission had 
nearly acquired control of the disease, and it was but a question 
of time and a few thousand dollars for New York to emulate 
Massachusetts in her exemption from the bovine lung-plague. 
It will probably not be very difficult now for the new Chief 
Veterinary Inspector to manage the disease, since it is probable 
that the different infected districts are pretty well identified and 
known. And it certainly must be so if the Veterinary Inspector 
appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture of the General 
Government has fully performed his duty. 
We have no doubt, however, that, when the first Commission 
ceased to exist, and as soon as existing restrictions became less ener¬ 
getically enforced, the disease had once more proved its tendency to 
spread. We understand, indeed, that an infamous clandestine 
