EDITORIAL. 
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somewhat admitted by the laity, and also that inoculation 
had obtained a firm foothold as a means of eradicating the 
disease. 
Connecticut is on the alert, and by careful quarantine her 
Cattle Commissioners are keeping the disease within bounds. 
Pennsylvania is also at work. The consulting Veterinary 
Surgeon to the Board of Agriculture informs us that pleuro¬ 
pneumonia prevails in Philadelphia and vicinity. Steps are 
already recommended, and we underst andno half-way measures 
will be taken. 
The reports of the existence of pleuro-pneumonia in the stock 
yards of Chicago proved to be a false alarm, according to Dr. N. 
H. Paren, the veterinary authority, and nothing but the result of 
an over excited mind, which on cooler investigation altered its 
first diagnosis. 
The announcement of its existence in Bhode Island has been 
professionally corrected. 
By official information we hear through the Cattle Commis¬ 
sioners of Massachusetts that, “ Thus far, in spite of the stir made 
in the matter, no case of pleuro-pneumonia or rinderpest has been 
found among cattle.” 
Everything therefore looks well, and though it may take us a 
few months before we are entirely rid of pleuro-pneumonia, there 
is no doubt but that it will be stamped out in the few Eastern 
States where it exists, that it will not be allowed to cross the 
mountains westward, and that therefore the restrictions of Eng¬ 
land will have to be cancelled in a short time. Once relieved 
from this great danger, we hope our government will see the pro¬ 
priety of keeping a close watch against the possibility of its reim¬ 
portation. 
