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laliics. Anhuals woiv suli.jcctcd tn ,i hii,'li tcniiH'i'iiturc and Ihc internal teni- 

 licraturc was raisod by trcatnicnl with piloca'i'iiin and otlici- druj;s. bnt no offect 

 was observed on the ja-oj^ross of the disoaso. 



Treatment of rabies 'by means of radium rays and the mechanism of 

 their action, III, G. Tizzoni and A. Ronoiovanni {Cciithl. lUtkt. \itc.\. 1. Ahf., 

 (>/•///., -'/J (Uioti), No. ..', /)/*. KU-tlO). — Among the :'. ditToront kinds of radimn 

 rays with which tlic antbnrs oxixn'inientfd in tli«' tr.'.itnu-nt of rabies it was 

 fonnd tliat tho Idnd wliidi most closely resembles katlioile rays is nmst effective, 

 the other 2 b^'in.i,' (>ntirely withont effect or merely assisting,' the action of the 

 kind first named. 



In the case of coiniunn Inburalory animals it appears tliat by means of these 

 rays a cnre may be bronj^ht about provi(U>d the treatment is iipplied within 2 to H 

 days after inocnlatiiin. The treatment must be <-ontin\ied IS hours if postponed 

 for :;J days atter innculation. while less than one-half as much time is reciuired 

 if .given iuunediately afti'r inoculation. 



The action of radium on rabies virus, G. Tizzoni and A. P.ongiovanni 

 {Ann. Iii.^t. riislriir. 20 (t!iO(>). \<> N. /'/'. 6".S .^-fJ.s'N ) . — This is a controversial 

 article in which the autliors reply to criticisms raised against their previous 

 announcement regarding the effect of radium on rabies virus. A repetition of 

 experiments planned in a manner similar to those carried out gave results 

 which indicate that rabies in rabiiits may be cured by the ai»plieation of radium 

 rays. The authors suggest the possibility of using radium in the same way in 

 treating ral)ies in man. 



The transference of rabies virus to frogs, J. von Lute (Ceiithl. Bald. 

 \ct(:\, 1. Abt., Orig., .'I'i {190(>), No. 1, pp. 25-29). — The literature of rabies con- 

 tains few references to the possible transference of rabies virus to frogs. The 

 author, therefore, undertook a number of experiments in which Rana esculenta 

 and 7'. tcniporaria were inoculated with the virus of rabies. It was found pos- 

 sil)le to transfer the virus to frogs and after one or more transfei-s from frog to 

 frog to inoculate warm-blooded animals with material thus obtained. The 

 course of the disease produced by such material was. however, somewhat 

 checked and it appeanul that the virus was slightly attenuated as the result of 

 inoculation in frogs. 



A study of the so-called infectious lymphosarcoma of dogs, 8. P. Beebe 

 and .1. KwiXG (./o>ir. Med. h'csciinli, 1.', {1906). No. 2. pp. 209-227. pis. 3).— 

 This venereal disease of dogs is known in various countries in I^urope and 

 many cases have appeared in New York. The character of the tumors was 

 carefully studied by the authors and it apiiears that the disease may be trans- 

 mitted by the tumor cells. The active agent in the transnnssion of tlie disease 

 or in tlie production of infection is not known. 



Membranous angina of a pseudo-diphtheritic nature in dogs, V. P>aix 

 {./our. ]f('(l. \ rl. (I /ootcrh.. .77 {190(1). Aiiij.. jiii. ',j9-',.',i;. fif/. 1). — The bacillus 

 of human diphtheria may be transmitted by inoculation to a number of animals 

 and birds, but the disease studiiMl by the author and reported in the present 

 article was of a pseudo-diiilitberitic character. The symptoms were general 

 debility, lack of appetite, and thirst. A persistent cough was present and the 

 animal ultimately l)ecame unable to swallow. The disease may be complicat(Hl 

 with hemorrhages and albunnnuria, itarticularly if a general infection follows. 



The treatment recommended consists in the application of local antiseiitics 

 such as salicylic acid, methylene blue, and carbolic acid, and the administration 

 of tonics. 



A new treatment of demodectic mange of dogs, I,. Dd'as iliiil. .s'oc. (Uut. 

 Med. Vi't.. cSV? {190t;). No. IS, pp. .'i-'n-'iC,.')). — A great vai-iety of rt'medies have 



