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mb there is no possibility for him to ascertain who is qualified, 
there ought to be a strict law passed, to appoint no others than 
such as are in possession of a diploma, obtained by going through 
a theoretical and practical course of instruction in a chartered 
veterinary institution, granted by a State or the United States, to 
confer the degree. The honorable Secretary of War would cer¬ 
tainly approve of this movement, and cheerfully render his as¬ 
sistance in carrying it through. 
J. C. Meyer, Sr., V. S. 
ANTHRAX IN CATTLE. 
By C. B. Miohenek, D. V. S. 
Some interesting cases have recently come under my observa¬ 
tion, and as they repeat a similar experience of last year, I will 
lay them both before the readers of the Review. On the morn¬ 
ing of June 6th, 1878, I was called to see some young cattle, the 
property of Watson Fell, Buckingham Township, Bucks Co., Ra., 
which were dying under very singular circumstances. 
Under the attention of a local “ cow-doctor,” a yearling and a 
two-year-old heifer had died, and as the doctor ” could not give 
any clue as to the nature of the disease, its causes, cure or pre¬ 
vention, I was then sent for to see the herd. 
Found a beautiful heifer, two years old, and in good con¬ 
dition, presenting the following symptoms : Head held low ; ears 
drooping; pupils dilated; seemingly half asleep, with a slight 
desire to support the head upon or against some object, as though 
it was too heavy to hold. The breathing was somewhat accel¬ 
erated ; pulse soft, rapid, and difficult to count; the bowels were 
inactive, and urine scanty. The symptoms rapidly increased in 
severity until toward night of the same day, when death closed 
the scene. An hour or two before death the animal became 
delirious, would walk, or rather stagger forward against some 
object which she would press her head against, until forced away. 
