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there died only about one in 7,000 of those vaccinated.— Proceed¬ 
ings of the Medical Society of the County of Kings. 
A Remarkable Egg. —The Farm Journal of January, 1882, 
tells of a person in Bethlehem Centre, who on breaking an egg, 
found within it another perfect egg. The outside egg that con¬ 
tained the inner one was of the ordinary size, and from outward 
appearance a perfect specimen. In opening it, it was found to 
contain the white, a perfect yolk, and an egg about the size of a 
large walnut, with a shell of a fair form floating in the liquid. 
Valuable Contribution. —Hon. Thomas Sturgis, of Wyoming 
Territory, has given the public a very valuable contribution on 
“ Cattle Diseases, Their Cause and Cure,” in the columns of the 
Cheyenne Weekly Leader. It is gratifying to the veterinarian to 
see these subjects discussed by those outside of the profession. 
Mr. Sturgis writes in a manner that convinces one at once that 
he is thoroughly conversant with his subject and alive to its im¬ 
portance. He shows to the stock-raisers of the West, their dan¬ 
gers from enzootic diseases, by detailing the history of the inva¬ 
sion of these maladies in other countries. It is to be hoped that 
every owner of live stock—East and West—will see the necessity 
of the proposed protective legislation, and that they will receive 
through the Government and at the hands of qualified veterinari¬ 
ans an immunity against those losses that have time and again 
devastated the herds of foreign countries. 
Venom of Serpents. —M. Gautier has established by numerous 
experiments the fact that the venom of serpents bears a certain 
chemical resemblance to the substances found in certain animal 
excretions, known as “ extractive matters.” The venom can be 
boiled with water, filtered and evaporated in the bain-marie, after 
acidulation, and then filtered again, without losing its activity. 
It can even be heated to 120° or 125° C. (257° F.) without its 
effects being modified. M. Gautier has diluted the venom with 
water, and then mixed it with certain substances, in order to as¬ 
certain if such substances would destroy its efficiency. These 
mixtures he has injected into animals, and has found that many 
substances, hitherto considered antidotes, have no such powers 
