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ceptors. Its activity depends upon the presence of autiaggressins which are 

 antagonistic to the cellular toxins produced in the organism (body). Ery- 

 sipelas serum stimulates phagocytosis only indirectly. - 



Tuberculosis of hogs, J. R. Mohlee and H. J, Washbuen ( U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Bur. Anim. Indus. C'irc. 201, pp. J/O, figs. 5). — This is a revision of Circular 144 

 previously noted (E. S. R., 20, p. 982). 



Autotherapy — its application in the treatment of septic diseases in the 

 horse, D. J. Mangan (Anier. Vet. Rev., 41 (1912), No. },, pp. ^22-^33 ) .—Auto- 

 therapy, as proposed by Duncan, consists chiefly of the administration of 

 crude autogenous pus. This method was tried with 12 horses, chiefly pyogenic 

 infections, and possesses the advantage of not necessitating the preparation 

 of a vaccine in a culture medium which is foreign to the organism. The 

 results obtained were in most instances good. 



Chronic catarrh in the uterus in a mare, V. S. Pschoeb (Milnchen. Tie- 

 rarztl. WchnscJir., 55 {1911), Ko. 5, p. 70; abs. in Vet. Rec, 23 (1911), No. 1192, 

 p. 720). — A case diagnosed as uterine catarrh was found in a mare which 

 would not breed and from the uterus of which a liter of whitish yellow stringy 

 discharge was obtained. Aspiration with a catheter removed a bulk of 4 liters 

 of fluid. 



For treating the condition 5 liters of a solution of creolin was injected (dilu- 

 tion not given) and drained out. Then J liter of a 2 per cent protargol solu- 

 tion was given in the same manner, but left in the uterus. After the fourth 

 day no discharge was present, and none has been seen since. 



What is the deadly new horse disease? (Ticentieth Cent. Farmer, 1912, No. 

 615, pp. 6, 7, figs. 5). — A discussion of the outbrealv of so-called cerebrospinal 

 meningitis, which during the third week in August became epidemic in central 

 and western Kansas and during the last week in the month crossed into 

 Nebraska. 



It's a pasture disease that is killing the horses (Farmers Mail and Breeze, 

 ^2 (1912), No. 27, pp. 3, 16, 17, figs. 2). — This paper discusses the occurrence of 

 the disease of horses in Kansas and Nebraska noted above. 



Intracellular bodies associated with equine anemia, W. B. Mack (Proc, 

 Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc., JjS (1911), pp. 378-382, pi. i).— In a bulletin on equine 

 anemia, previously noted (E. S. R., 21, p. 584), the author referred to certain 

 spherical bodies observed in the i*ed blood corpuscles of individuals suffering 

 from the disease. A further study has shown them to be present in every case 

 of equine anemia studieil and that they stain well by certain methods. 



"In blood films properly fixed and stained they appear within the red cor- 

 puscles as small 'coccus-like' bodies or points, stained an intense, deep blue. 

 They vary in size from about 1 /it in diameter to the smallest visible points. 

 The form most frequently encountered is from about ^ to 1 m in size, spherical 

 in form, with outlines definite and clean cut. Slightly elongated forms occa- 

 sionally occur. As a rule a corpuscle contains but 1, rarely 2 are found in the 

 same cell. In some instances where 2 are included in a corpuscle they lie close 

 together, apparently in contact, others ai'e separated by about one-half the diam- 

 eter of one of them, others again are more widely separated. In a majority of 

 such instances the bodies or granules are about equal in size, but sometimes 

 one of them is slightly larger than the other. Some of these bodies lie near 

 the center of the coi'puscle, others toward or at the periphery. Occasionally 

 one appears to protrude from the cell containing it. Bodies identical in size, 

 form, and staining reaction are frequently found outside the corpuscles, i. e., free 

 in the fluid portion of the blood. 



"Of the smaller forms frequently 2 or 8, rarely as many as 5 or 6, are found 

 within a coi-puscle, usually some distance apart. In such instances they may 



