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Lexington. 
Hingham. 
East Marshfield. 
Sherborn. 
Dover. 
. “ 16. 
Holliston. 
Ashland. 
Natick. 
Waltham.,.. 
Northborough. 
. “ 25. 
. “ 22. 
Not having authority to give official aid in any of these cases, the under 
signed has rendered what assistance he was able in answering repeated and ur¬ 
gent calls for advice. 
It would seem eminently proper that if the Commission is to he continued, 
the vacancies therein should he filled without unnecessary delay. * 
Respectfully submitted. 
JABEZ FISHER. 
Fitchbubg, January 8, 1864. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
THE LUNG PLAGUE. 
New York, April 2, 1879. 
To the Editor of the Medical Record : 
Dear Sir. —In the number of the Record for March 29, on 
page 303, an editorial on the lung plague appears that is not, in 
my opinion, in keeping with the views entertained by “ leading 
members of the veterinary profession in Europe” or our own 
country. The present scare about pleuro-pneumonia in cattle is 
certainly unwarranted. During the winter months simple lobu¬ 
lar pneumonia, and occasionally circumscribed pleuritis as a com¬ 
plication, is a common disease met with in cattle where large 
numbers are kept near large cities for dairy purposes. The ani¬ 
mals are packed together in small space, the ventilation imper¬ 
fect, and they are exposed to extremes of heat and cold , by 
opening and closing of doors communicating directly with their 
apartments. I examined the animals at Blissville on three sepa¬ 
rate occasions, in connection with several veterinary surgeons 
and medical gentlemen well acquainted with the history and 
pathology of the disease in Europe, and we were agreed that 
