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rlestrnctioii hy the iluids of llic animal orjiniiisni in which they are found, the 

 idea oriL^inated of dctcniiinin.Lr wlicllicr animals wliicji naturally di.uest wax are 

 immune lo the tuiicrcle liacillus. 



For this reason the bee moth was chosen as the most suitable species since 

 it lives largely on beeswax. The insect was found to be absolutely inunune to 

 tuberculosis. When tubercle bacilli were inoculated into the larvse of bee mothi^, 

 the bacilli were rapidly destroyed, being transformed within a few hours into 

 a brownish pigment-like ma.ss. This destruction was accomplished iiartly by 

 I he ordinary leucocytes and partly by giant cells. It was found in exi)eriments 

 oil guinea i)igs that these animals when vaccinated with the blood obtained from 

 bte moth larvie were rendered highly resistant to tubercle bacilli. Further 

 studies along this line are promised. 



A biological method for demonstrating anthrax in practice, E. Jacobstahi, 

 and F. Pfeksdouff {Ztsclir. Iiifectioiiskraiik. ii. Hiju. Haiisticrc, 1 (1006), No. 

 i:-3, pp. 102-123, fig. 1). — For the practicing veterinarian as well as for officials 

 of the government veterinary service a rapid method of diagnosing anthrax 

 is an important desideratum. 



In order to obtain a reliable diagnosis. It is desirable to hasten the formation 

 of spores as nuich as possible, and according to the authors' experience this 

 may best be accomplished by placing the suspected material on a rod of gypsum 

 previously moistened with bouillon or water. The bacteria which would nat- 

 urally come into account in making a ditt'ereutiation by this means are spore- 

 forming anaerobes and nonspore-forming and spore-forming aerobes. 



In making the diagnosis according to the method proposed by the author, the 

 rod of gypsum is removed from the test tube and placed in clean water for 

 about a minute, after which it is I'eturned to the test tube. The amount of 

 water in and on the piece of gypsum is sufficient to moisten the cotton placed 

 at the lower end of the gypsum rod. The material for testing is preferably 

 to be taken from the jugular vein, spleen, or blood clot in the heart, after which 

 the suspected material was placed on the gypsum rod, the whole test tube en- 

 closed in a shipping box and sent to the laboratory. 



According to the extensive experience of Marxer, Ostertag, and others, this 

 method yields positive results in many cases where others have failed for the 

 I'eason that the spores develop very rapidly if the material contains anthrax 

 bacilli. 



The simultaneous inoculation method for anthrax, G. Sobernheim {Berlin. 

 Tienirztl. M'cliiiscltr., l!)0(j, \o. 12, pp. 2.i3-2.i.'j) . — The method of combined in- 

 oculation with serum and cultures has found application in a large number of 

 cases during the past year. One firm in Germany prepared over 200.000 doses, 

 a large part of which was shipped to Argentina and Uruguay. 



Notes are given on the distribution of anthrax in these South American coun- 

 tries and statistics are presented regarding the effectiveness of the method as 

 shown by reports based on about 300,000 animals. These reports indicate that 

 the method yields very satisfactory results. In the nearly 300,000 cases in 

 which the combined inoculation has been applied not a single animal has died 

 as the result of vaccination and the disease has i)een effectively checked and 

 controlled wherever the method has been thoroughly applied. 



Texas or tick fever and its prevention, J. R. Mohi.er {T. <S'. Drpt. Agr., 

 Faniwr.'i' liiil. 2-'>8. pp. .'/.7, fi(/s. G). — The material contained in this bulletin is 

 essentially a condensation of lUilletin TS of the Bureau of Animal Industry 

 (E. S. R.. 17. p. 1190). 



The treatment of cases of bloody urine in cattle with hemoglobin, Evers 

 (Berlin. Tieriir-tl. Wdni-'elir.. IflOll. No. ID. p. Sl!'i). — IbMuoglobin is dissolved 

 in a 20 per cent itrol solution at the rate of 1 gm. to 5 cc. and should be used 



