VETERINARY MEDICINE, 077 



potassium nitrate in tho corn is the cause of the tr()ul)l('. It is suiit^cstcd that 

 jtrussic acid may at times be developed in corn. 



Treatment of milk fever, Uaius {WcJuischr. Ticrhi ill:, it. \ iiliziirlil. .',fi 

 (IHOII), \<). .S'.l. ii/i. 7(I(J-1'I!S. fill. /). — A description is uix'eu of a snitahle a|i|ia- 

 ratus for use in intlatin'4 tlic uddci" witli lillei'cd air in cases of mill< fever. 

 The a|iparatus is claimed to possess the advauta.i^es of sim|)licit.v and ease of 

 cleaninj;. 



Ranula inflammatoria in cows, E. Wyssmann (Ffclnrci:. \rilt. Thrhcill-.. 

 .JN ilUDii]. \(i. ■'). lip. 3.i3-.],].i) . — This disease is known under a nunihei- of 

 other names, suih as inliauunatory edema, fro;; tumor, etc. and attacks tlu^ 

 ton.LMie at liic iiase of this orirau and also the sul)niaxiiiary and suhlin.i^ual 

 jllands and connected sti'uctures. The usual form of lesion is a tumor or a 

 Muiltilocular cyst. 



The author had occasion to study a number of cases of this sort and jrives a 

 <letailed clinical history of one case. The tumor was ])ainted .*> times daily 

 with a tiiK-ture of iodin and chiuroform. and pntassiuni ioijid was administered 

 iiiternall.\' in an atiU(!ous solution. A septi<-emic infertion spread from the 

 tumor. causinLT symptoms which resembled those of maliu:nant I'.itarrlial fevn-. 

 but recovery ultimately took place. 



The alterations in the mucous membrane in cases of strongylosis in cattle, 

 J. liLrNSCHv (Sclnreiz. Arch. Ticrhcilh:. .'/S (lUdi;). \o. ■'>. itji. .>'.)l-3.l.], iilx. .1. 

 fi(j. J). — A careful microscojjic study was made of the lesions caused by 

 stroiiirylus in the walls of the fourth stomach and duodenum. Although strnn- 

 Sylus is a connnou parasite of cattle it becomes definitely locat(>d only in the 

 stomach and small intestines. 



The parasites i)enetrate into the folds of the stomach walls and the tultes of 

 the shiiids. After reaching the nuiscular coat they cause an enlargement of the 

 gland tubes and coil up spirally. In this i)osition they may cause nodules in 

 which a ]ir(inounced neci'osis of tissue takes place. The healing process is 

 accomplished by the substitution of connective tissue. In the small intestine 

 strongylus attacks mostly the lymph follicles, but in the iiosterior part of the 

 small intestin(> a considerable degeneration of the epithelium is observed. 



Fatal hemorrhage as a result of a tuberculous ulcer of the fourth stomach, 

 E. Pr.ATF. (nrrliii. Ticn'irztl Wchti.'^chi:. 1906, A'o. 39, pp. 113. 77'/).— A careful 

 post-mortem examination of a case of this sort showed that the lymphatic 

 glands were enlarged and infected with tubercle Ii.icilli and that an ulcer of 

 tuberculous nature had develoi)ed so extensively in the wall of the fourth 

 stomach as to cause fatal hemorrhage. 



Poisoning from the use of spoiled brewers' grains, Sciiilffahtit (Wrlniscln: 

 TicrhriUc. ii. VirliZHcht. .',0 (V.KiCt), .Yo. 2.J. pp. .'/N//. //.SV)). — Three cattle died as 

 the result of eating spoiled brewers' grains. The liver showed fatty degenera- 

 tion and a grayish yellow color. The nnicous membrane of the fourth stomach 

 and intestines was also loosened and somewhat infiltrated. At the same time 

 4 cows showed mild symptoms of poisoning, but ultimately recovered. 



Nodule disease of the intestines of sheep. '* Bare-lot " method of rais- 

 ing lambs, W. II. 1 )Ai.KV.\ii'i.i': t l.miisiinni Shis, liiil. HI), pp. It. fuj.^. ■'>) . — A 

 further test was made of the im-thod already proposed by llic Lnuisinn.i Sta- 

 tion for the control of nodular disease in lambs (E. S. It.. IT. p. 4(i.")). The 

 results obtained in the second test indicate that lambs may lie successfully 

 raised on bare lots from ewes badly infested with the nodule worm. The bare 

 lot method se(>nis not to prevent entirely the infestation with stomach woiins. 



Epizootic gangrenous mammitis in ewes, Dktkovk {liiil. Sor. Ccnl. Mrd. 

 Vrf.. .S3 (IIIOC). .Vo. IS. pp. '/.7..'- ',.77 ) . — An outbreak of this disease of great 

 virulence occ\n'rcd ami sjiread with uniisual rapidity. .Vn experiment was made 



