Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-20

station established at the college. and
most OF the analytical work done In
the department is conducted Tor the
station. Prof Duncan Adriance Ia as
sociate professor. and assigned TO sta
ton work: his careful analytical method
is OF great help TO the head OF the de-
partment. Prof u. :. Tilson Is assist
ant professor, ana divides his time be-
tween college and station work, He
has immediate charge of most OF the
practice by the students and conducts
II most efficiently,
Professor II, II. Harrington. who IS
In charge OF the chemical department.
is native OF Mississippi He gradual
] ted from the agricultural college of that
state. taking his masters degree two
years later. He has pursued special
studies at Michigan agricultural college
and at Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
at Troy. N. Y, and special laboratory
work at the Connecticut experiment
station. He was elected an assistant IN
chemistry at the Mississippi A. 6 NJ.
college before he graduated, and while
a junior was In charge OF the depart
ment for six months. He came to Tex
us In 1855, and tho beginning Of that
year assumed the duties with which he
rs still employed.
THE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT.
The veterinary department Is In
charge OF DIR, NJ, Francis, who In pro-
lessor of veterinary science IN the
college and veterinarian to the expert
ment station. The Gazette man visited
the laboratory and found 1t equipped
with various instruments and APP
paratus for investigating and treating
diseases OF Our domestic animals, Some
of the means OF illustration deserve
special mention, There was seen a
papier mache model OF the horse. life
0 al
IL ~ sepnrablc In about 100 pieces,
showing the muscles bones, blood ves-
sells, bowels, lungs, heart and, IA fact.
every organ In the body In Its natural
position and size. II is Indeed won
dcrful piece OF mechanism. There are
also u collection OF. skeletons, mounted
and unmounted, besides various specl-
mems OF diseased bones, such as ring
bone. spawn, sidc-houes, spints. big
head" big Jaw fractures, deform-
tiles, etc. There Ia quite collection
OF parasites. hundreds OF micrnscopical
preparations of the tissue OF animal
bodies, both healthy aud diseased dis
sected and dried preparations of tho
muscles and blood vessels tumurs and
monstrOsitles. There is also q small
hospital for the treatment OF sick ami.
mails ana for experimental work. Hero
We saw a horse with n broken lcg, on
which q plaster OF paris bandage had
been put; another case was horse
whose foot was so badly deformod that
, the operation OF cutting the tendon,
= had been necessary to strHighteu Ia,
member The instruction % student,
covers three years OF work. Durinf
the winter months disscctions Of thi
horse are made. The Gazette man saw
one student dissectng the fore leg Of o
horse, the blood vessels OF which hat
been filled with plaster OF paris Thu
had entered the smallest vessels an,
showed their arrangement with won
j dorful distinctncss and beauty
+ Some experiments are In progress
, that are OF interest The main one EN-
gaglnE the attention OF the veterln
/, arian Is a study or cattle ticks aud how
TO destroy them. We found q lnrg
Z vat built, six feet deep and forty Zee
> long. and holding 5000 gallons. int
. which cattle are driven through
q chute. In the vat have been seycrn
h kinds OF "shccp dip" through whc
y the cattle swim. II n desired TO as
y certain some cheap, efficient and non
% injurious substance that will XIII ever
= tick on the cattle without the labor am
expense OF catching each indlvldun
This vat was In operation last aumme
n and the results OF the trials Will b