376 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



International Federation of Dairying (Bui. FM,. Internat. Lait., No. 7 

 {1913), pp. 144, pis. S, figs. 5). — This bulletin summarizes the proceedings of the 

 International Federation of Dairying, held in Brussels in April, 1913, gives 

 statistics relating to the dairy industry in Hungary, and outlines methods of 

 cheese control in Holland. 



VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Manual of the practice of veterinary medicine, E. Coubtenay, revised by 

 F. T. G. Hobday (London, 1913, 3. ed., pp. 450, figs. 77; rev. in Amer. Vet. Rev., 

 44 (1914), No. 6, pp. 767, 768).— The third revised edition of this work (E. S. R., 

 14, p. 910). 



Veterinary state board questions and answers, V. G. Kimball {Philadelphia 

 and London, 1914, pp. V II +395). — This work, which is intended for the use of 

 those about to take a state board examination, is arranged under the headings 

 of the several subjects covered in such examinations, namely, chemistry, anat- 

 omy, physiology, pathology, theoi-y and practice of medicine, surgery, obstetrics, 

 materia medica and therapeutics, sanitary science — meat and milk hygiene, and 

 zootechnics. Through the complete index furnished the work also forms a 

 general reference book on veterinary science. 



Ophthalmology for veterinarians, W. N. Sharp (Rev. in Cornell Vet., 4 

 (1914), ^0. 2, pp. 106, i07).— This is a review by D. H. Udall of the work 

 previously noted (E. S. R., 29, p. 377). 



Exercises in bacteriology and diagnosis, V. A. Moobe and C. P. Fitch 

 (Boston, Chicago, and London, 1914, PP- XlX+154, figs. 10). — This small book, 

 which is intended for Aeterinary students and practitioners, is in its fourth edi- 

 tion. It is intended to be used as a laboratory guide and also contains a small 

 appendix dealing with biologic diagnostic methods. 



Apparent inconsistencies of biologic diagnostics, R. A. Archibald (Amer. 

 Vet. Rev., 44 (1913), No. 1, pp. 58-65; Proc. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoa, 50 (1913), 

 pp. 675-683). — The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that biologic diag- 

 nostic methods, if properly applied, are absolutely consistent, and that this 

 depends upon the stage of the disease through which the animal is passing at 

 the time at which the tests are applied. 



Menziesia, a new stock-poisoning plant of the Northwestern States, C. D. 

 Marsh (U. 8. Dept. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus., Menziesia, A New Stoclc-Poisonitig 

 Plant (1914), pp. 3, pis. 2). — ^A rather heavy loss of sheep in the Pend Oreille 

 National Forest in Idaho was brought to attention in the summer of 1912. 

 Preliminary feeding exiieriments with Menziesia glabella showed that it is 

 poisonous to sheep and indicated that the deaths were due to this plant. The 

 Rocky Mountain species grows on moist northern slopes in open woods and 

 about the " balds " at altitudes of 3,500 to 6,000 ft. It is a local species, 

 occurring abundantly in many places, but often many miles may be traveled at 

 the right altitude without coming upon it. 



The symptoms exhibited in cases of poisoning by Menziesia are much like 

 those seen in poisoning by other plants. Salivation or frothing at the mouth is 

 noticeable, and this is followed by weakness leading to a staggering gait and 

 culminating in a more or less complete paralysis. There is generally pro- 

 nounced nausea and sometimes difficulty in breathing. It is stated that the 

 plant is not extremely toxic, the experiments showing that a considerable quan- 

 tity must be eaten before symptoms of intoxication appear. When, however, 

 sheep eat any great quantity of Menziesia serious losses may occur. It is 

 deemed important that herders handling sheep in the mountains of Idaho, 



