Not infrequently animals need the services of a dentist, but their numbers are few compared to man. When a simple remedy for pyorrhea, like ipecac, promises to clear the teeth of amebas, there is no excuse for neglecting nature’s adornment. LOWERING THE MILK GRADE A bill has been introduced in the Minnesota State Legislature for the purpose of lowering the butterfat requirement in milk from three and one-quarter to three per cent. This means a reduction of solids in milk from thirteen to eleven per cent, and it further means that more water will be added to much of the milk sold in Minnesota. A Minneapolis ordinance prescribes the butterfat content to be as high as three and one-half per cent. Minneapolis has enough water in its milk now, and, if this bill goes through, the city may expect to use skim-milk almost exclusively. It hardly seems credible that any one should desire the quality of milk to be reduced for any purpose whatever unless it is for commercial reasons. Fortunately, at this writing the bill is held up for consideration, and it is to be hoped that sufficient pressure will be brought to bear to insure its defeat. Too many cows give poor milk and any effort to standardize and legalize the inferior cow is a reflection on the integrity of milk sellers. Inferentially, there are too many under-fed children and yet if milk is reduced in quality, we must expect less vigor in the growing child. One wonders why such a bill should get into the Legislature; what are the real reasons for its passage? “LEAVES OF HEALING!” The late issue of “Leaves of Healing,” published by the Dowieites at Zion City, near Chicago, has been sent broadcast among physicians. This sheet is an antivaccination propaganda, and is profusely illustrated by horrible pictures of supposed diseased states caused by vaccination. The text is, as is all others of its ilk, full of misinformation, garbled extracts from known and unknown writers and speakers, and tirades against all who believe in vaccination.