VIII CONTENTS, 



Page. 



Observations on the protective enzyms of the body (Abderhalden), Grey 378 



Diagnosis of malignant new formations and pregnancy, Von Gambaroff 378 



The diagnosis of pregnancy by Abderhalden's dialysis method, Naumann 378 



The need for a means of physical diagnosis of abortion, Williams et al 379 



A study of the metabiotic action of the ultraviolet rays, Henri 379 



The efficacy of antitetanic serum, Rogers 379 



Diagnosis of tuberculosis with Von Pirquet's reaction, Conradi 379 



Value of the optical and the dialysis procedure, Abderhalden and Andryewsky . . 379 



Some remarks about Carl Spengler's fragment sputa, MafR 38(» 



Production of artificial immunity against tuberculosis, Gilliland and Marshall . . 380 



Control of tuberculosis in Minnesota pure-bred herds, Ward 380 



Some aspects of the tuberculosis problem, Ravenel 380 



Some common ailments of the horse and cow, Lueder 380 



" Abortin " as a diagnostic agent in cattle, Meyer and Hardenbergh 380 



Bush-sickness — Exj^erimental and demonstration work, Reakes and Aston 38 1 



Investigations of coital exanthema of cattle, Zwick and Gminder 381 



Atoxyl in the treatment of malignant catarrhal fever of cattle, Wyssmann 381 



Pasteurellosis in the reindeer, Magnusson 381 



Sanitary police measures and hog cholera, Kinsley 381 



Abortion in mares caused by Bacillus paratyphosus, Van Heelsbergen 381 



Colics and their treatment, edited by Campbell 382 



The diagnosis of dourine by complement fixation, Mohler, Eichhorn, and Buck . 382 



Equine piroplasmosis : Types of parasites, Carjiano 382 



Ciilture of equine pii-oplasms and views of the nature of anaplasms, Carpano . . . 382 



Contagious pleuropneumonia of the horse, Gaffky and Luhrs 382 



Splrochatosis of fowls, Kiessig 383 



The staining of microfilarias, Fiilleborn 383 



The disinfective action of Cresepton, Wolff- Eisner 383 



RURAL ENGINEERING. 



Twelfth annual report of the Reclamation Service, 1913 383 



Report of ii'rigation and reclamation works department 383 



Irrigation studies, Miintz and Laine 383 



Quantity of water consumed in the cultivation of sugar cane, Guardiola 383 



Control of water as applied to irrigation, power, and town water supply, Parker . . 383 



The area of waterways. Vicars 384 



Loss of head due to bends in water pipes. Fuller 384 



Drainage ditch and levee tables for level section, Blaine 384 



Drainage and irrigation : Linings for small storage reservoii'S, Sessions 384 



Machine for testing drain tile, Abrams 384 



Street pavements and paving materials, Tillson 385 



American Good Roads Congiess and convention of Builders' Association 385 



Road laws of the State of Washington 385 



Piactical handbook of gas, oil, and steam engines, Rathbun. 385 



The construction and design of internal combustion motors, Giildner 385 



A f uel-sa\dng device for oil engines, Adlington 385 



Fuel consumption and utilization of energy in small power motors, Charbonnier . 385 



The possibilities of mixed fuels 386 



Fuel-briquetting investigations, July, 1904, to July, 1912, Wright 386 



Mechanics for builders, I, Bates and Charles 386 



The testing of sand for use in concrete, I and II, Chapman 386 



Some tests on strength of overwet concrete 387 



Use of hydra ted lime in concrete pavements, Edwards 387 



Exterior plastering specifications 387 



Modem practice in heating and ventilation, XIV, King 387 



Handbook on sanitation, Price 387 



The new public health, Hill 387 



Hygiene of rural, suburban, and summer homes 387 



Determining the probability of decomposition in a sewage effluent, Stokes. . . . 387 



Lighting of towns and rural communities, Strache and Eisler 387 



General discussion on conveniences in the home and on the farm, Monteith 388 



RURAL ECONOMICS. 



Factors of efficiency in farming, Spillman 388 



Reorganizing the farm, Johnson 388 



