784 EXPERIMENT STATION I^F.rOT^D. 



fested themselves in the serous iiiciuhraiics. In the doic: no macroscopical 

 changes were Aisible. 



The detection of tubercle bacilli by the antiformin-ligroin method, with 

 particular reference to intestinal tuberculosis, H. Hall ( Ubcr den Nachweis 

 dcr Titbcrkclbdzillcn durch dun Antif(jnnin-Li(jroinrcifu]iren nnter hesondercr 

 Berucksichtignny der DanntuhrikKlosc. Jikukj. Diss., Univ. Qiessen, 1909, pp. 

 29; rev. in Ztschr. Fleiseh u. ililcliln/ij., 21 {1911), No. 7, pp. 218, 2/.9).— Hase- 

 rodt's procedure was utilized in these tests, and with it the author determined 

 that all bacilli which were contained in the feces of sheep, bovines, and dogs, 

 with the exception of the tubercle bacillus, were dissolved. It is pointed out, 

 however, that tubercle bacilli which had been exjiosed for 24 hours to a 15 

 per cent antiforniin solution were not cai)able of producing tuberculosis in 

 guinea pigs. 



In regard to the diagnostic and prognostic value of Kusso's methylene 

 blue reaction for tuberculosis, J. von Szahoky {Ztschr. Tuhcrkiilose, 17 {1911), 

 No. 3. pp. 2U1~267). — According to Russo this reaction is as accurate as Ehrlich's 

 diazo reaction and is less complicated. The test consists of adding from 4 to 

 n drops of a 1 per cent methylene blue solution to from 4 to 5 cc. of urine. 

 After shaking the mixture, if the reaction is positive the urine assumes an 

 emerald-green color, but if negative it remains blue. The test was tried with 

 .39 nontuberculous subjects and with 195 tuberculous ])atients. of whom 30 wei*e 

 in the first stages of the disease, 05 in the second, and 100 in the third. 



From the tests the author concludes that the reaction is of very little value 

 as a diagnostic agent, but that where the reaction is constantly present in pul- 

 monary tuberculosis it indicates a bad prognosis. He considers it nearly as 

 valuable as Ehrlich's diazo reaction, and believes that it would be advisable 

 to introduce it in general practice on account of its simplicity. He does not 

 consider the reaction a purely colorimetric one. 



Tests in regard to the action of various tuberculins when given internally, 

 T. Pfeiffp:r and .T. Leyacker (Wiener Klin. Wehn.selir., 23 (1910), No. 50, pp. 

 1797-1799, fig. 1; ahs. in Ztsc'hr. Immiinifdisf. u. E.i-pt. Tlier., II, Ref., 3 (1910), 

 No. 13, p. 1101). — Neither old nor new tuberculin nor other tuberculins (intnber- 

 toxyl capsules containing 0.002 cc. of old and 0.002 cc. of new tuberculin (Koch), 

 0.2 gm. of creosote carbonate, and 0.02 gm. of atoxyl phthisoremid capsules 

 containing new tuberculin and tuberol) when given per os yielded any reac- 

 tions typical of tuberculin. 



Convenient table in the use of tuberculins, G. H. Kkess (Jour. Amer. Med. 

 Assoe., 56 (1911)^, No. 17, pp. 1252, 1253).— Tbifi is a table for calculating the 

 dilution of tuberculins for proper dosage. 



Anthrax and piroplasmosis in bovines, S. Gai,busera (Clin. Vet. [Milan], 

 Se.z. Prat., 33 (1910), No. 32, irp. 505-508; ahs. Rev. G6n. MM. V6t., 17 (1911), 

 No. 202, pp. 579-580). — The differentiation of anthrax and piroplasmosis in 

 the cadaver is discussed, in view of the importance of distinguishing them in 

 meat inspection work. 



Actinomycosis in cows' udders, J. Riddoch (Jour. Meat and Milk Hyg., 1 

 (1911), No. 0. pp. 323. 32.'i, fig. 1).—A brief account of a case of this affection. 



On the action of Senecio alkaloids and the causation of the hepatic cir- 

 rhosis of cattle (Pictou, Molteno, or Winton disease), A. R. Cushny (Jour. 

 Pharmaeol. and Expt. Ther., 2 (1911), No. 6, pp. 53 1-5 J,8).— The author's ex- 

 periments indicate that the alkaloids of Senecio laiifolius are capable of pro- 

 ducing the symptoms and lesions characteristic of this disease. His results 

 seem to indicate that S. jacobcea is devoid of the proi>erties of ;S. latifolius 

 whether the plant is grown in England or in Canada. " This is however in- 

 compatible with the results of Gilruth and Pethick, who showed definitely 

 that the disease in Canada and New Zealand is due to this species. The dis- 



