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Show Epidemics Among Animals. The epidemics which show themselves nt certain intervals in cattle and other domesticated animals have recently been the subjects of many reports and discussions. discus-sions. Among these diseases none has at- i traeted more attention than that which has recently decimated canaries and other ; cage birds. Not very long ago upward of i ,800 canaries died in one year at Nor- j with, England, and occasioned a loss to ; the owners estimated at about $5,000, A medical man is now stated to be hard at work inquiring as to the true cause of the disease, which at present is thought to partake of the character of diphtheria. ; The subject is an important one, as tha transmission of diphtheria to children : from domestic animals has come to lie not only frequent but occasionally most serious in effects. New York Commercial Commer-cial Advertiser. |