(104 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



In a test reported the presence of the disease in the herd was demon- 

 strated by inoculation of rabbits. Eleven animals were treated. Of 

 these 8 were sick when given the serum. Six died. Later 13 others 

 were treated with injections of serum. Of these 8 wore sick at the 

 time of treatment and 5 died. Of the total number of animals treated, 

 11 died and 14 survived. 



"It is difficult to draw further conclusions from this experiment or the results of 

 others herein referred to. Just what the action on the animal body of the toxin 

 injected is, by which it is converted into an antitoxin, has not as yet been satisfac- 

 torily explained. The investigations have not advanced sufficiently to enable us to 

 say what species of animals will furnish the best antitoxin, but if it is to become 

 practicable it seems that it must be one of the larger, such as the cow or horse. 

 The question has also arisen, whether or not the method will be practicable even if 

 the serum can be made efficient. To this a positive answer can not be given, but it 

 seems highly probable that it can. It is easily administered, and the cost of its prep- 

 aration ought not to preclude its use. It is suggested by the work on guinea pigs 

 that the serum for hog cholera and swine plague can not be made interchangeable; 

 neither can they bo made a specific for dietary and filth diseases. These must be 

 eliminate 1 by the introduction of better sanitary methods. From the successes 

 reported from serum therapy in other diseases it is reasonable to expect that even- 

 tually we may have antitoxins for the bacterial diseases of swine. Certainly the 

 results of the experiment just described indicate that the investigations along these 

 lines are more promising than any others which have been proposed for the discovery 

 of a specific for swine plague." 



Bacillus anthracis similis, J. McFarland (Centbl. Bakt. n. Par., 1. Alt., 24 (189S), 

 No. 15-16, pp. 556, 557). — A description is given of a bacillus cultivated from au 

 abscess, the organism greatly resembling that causing anthrax. 



On the production of Pasteur's vaccine for anthrax, J. Mendez (Centbl. Bakt. 

 u. Par., 1. Alt., 24 (1898), No. 17, pp. 616-619). — Directions are given for the prepara- 

 tion and use of this vaccine. 



Cattle tuberculosis : A practical guide for the farmer, butcher, and meat in- 

 spector, T. M. Legge and H. Sessions (London: Bailliere, Tindall $ Cox, 189S, pp. 

 78, ill). 



Acute pulmonary tuberculosis in the horse, H. Thompson (Vet. Jour., 1898, 

 July, pp. 21-23; noted in Centbl. Bakt. u. Par., 1. AM., 24 (1898), No. 11, p. 430). 



The malignant foot disease of sheep, Martens (Berlin. Klin. Wohnschr., 1898, 

 No. 45, pp. 529-531). 



Foot and mouth disease in sheep and goats, Himmelstoss ( IVchnschr. Turheilk., 

 1S9S, No. 37, pp. 341-344; 88, pp. 349-353). 



Report of the commission appointed to investigate the hoof and mouth dis- 

 ease, Loeffler (Centbl. Bakt. u. Par., 1. Abt., 24 (1898), No. 15-16, pp. 509-574).— 

 This is the fourth report of the commission of the Institute for Infections Diseases 

 at Berlin. 



The sturdy, or staggers, of sheep, R. Cassirer (Arch. Path. Anal. n. Physiol. 

 [Firc/iote], 153 (1898), No. 1, pp. 89-110). — Pathological, anatomical, and bacterio- 

 logical studies were made of this disease. 



African haemoglobinuiic fever, commonly called black water fever, R. M. CON- 

 NOLLY (British Med. Jour., 1S9S, No. 1969, pp. 882-885). 



Poisoning by Kafir corn ((Queensland Agr. Jour., 3 (1898), No. 4, p. 321). — A note 

 on this subject. 



Powdered soap as a cause of death among swill-fed hogs, V. A. Moore (New 

 York Cornell Sta. Rpt. 1S9S, pp. 409-418).— A reprint of Bulletin 141 of the station 

 (E. S. R., 9, p. 1090). 



Systematic feeding and watering as a preventative of diseases in horses, 

 J. B. Paige (Agr. Massach nsetts, 1897, pp. 254-267). — A general discussion of the subject. 



