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It being the first case of strabismus I have ever seen in the 
mule, I beg to report it for the Review. Are such cases often 
seen ? Or is the condition extremely rare ? 
A. A. Holcombe, D.Y.S. 
Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., May 17, ’81. 
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Oleate of Zinc inEczema. —Dr. Sawyer records his testimony 
in favor of the efficacy of the ointment of oleate of zinc in the 
treatment of eczema—having used the remedy for nearly six 
months, in a large number of cases, arising in hospital and private 
practice. He has always used the oleate of zinc made into an 
ointment, either with vaseline or lard. Yaseline is preferable to 
lard, because it is not so liable to changes .—Journal of Materia 
Medica. 
•^Trichinosis. —M. Bonley on the occasion of the outcry against 
trichina has examined 600 cases of American pork, and found 
them free from all disease. 
Society of Agricultural Science. —The annual meeting: of 
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this Society will be held at Cincinnati, on the 16th of August. 
It is hoped that veterinary medicine will be represented. 
Anthrax in the West. —Nebraska and Iowa are reported as 
suffering severe losses amongst cattle. Thousands of animals are 
said to have died from various forms of anthrax. 
Cattle Disease in New Hampshire. —A cattle disease is re- 
ported prevalent in the vicinity of Milford, New Hampshire, from 
whicli a number of animals have already died. 
Mortality amongst Sheep. —Fully one-fourth of the sheep 
of Montana are said to have perished during the winter. Many 
owners have lost their entire flocks. 
Horses in the United States. —A table compiled at Wash¬ 
ington from the latest returns, states the number of horses in the 
United States to be 10,998,700. In Europe there are 31,573,933. 
Death from Fright. —In Rock Island, Ill., a horse unused to 
the sight of a locomotive, is said to have stopped, trembled and 
fallen down dead, when one of those engines came into view. 
