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" In the presence of 0.1 cc. of fresh guinea pig's serum the accelerating action 

 of protoalbumose and of glycyltryptophan -and the inhibiting action of the 

 strong concentrations of diglycin, of triglycin, and of leucylglycin is hardly 

 greater than that of the weaker concentrations. Heteroalbumose shows marked 

 effects. The presence of inactive serum exercises a protective action upon the 

 blood corpuscles. It does not interfere with the acceleration of the hemolysis 

 by phenylglycocoll, but it does diminish the adjuvant effects of glycyltrypto- 

 phan and leucin and it almost completely annihilates those of protoalbumose. 

 It weakens considerably the marked effects of diglycin. GlycocoU and heteroal- 

 bumose appear no longer to exercise any influence on the hemolysis." 



The influence of the amino acids, peptids, and proteoses upon human blood 

 was similar to that exercised by the same products on the blood of guinea pigs. 

 Similar observations were also made of the effect on the hemolysis of dog, 

 rabbit, sheep, calf, and ox blood. 



Anaphylaxis produced by sensitization through the vagina, A. Hamm 

 {Ztschr. Immunitdtsf. u. Expt. Ther., I, Orig., 24 (1915), No. 1, pp. 1-ii).— Ex- 

 periments are reported which show that guinea pigs can be readily sensitized 

 by the introduction of the antigen into the vagina. Horse serum as well as 

 micro-organisms isolated from the mucous membrane of the vagina were found 

 to be absorbed and produced pronounced symptoms of anaphylaxis. True 

 parasites, semiparasites, or true saprophytes produced the same result. The 

 reinjection was made intravenously. 



The use of polyvalent sera, L. Ctjvellieb {Rev. Soc. Med. Vet. [Btietios 

 Aires], 1 {1915), No. Jt-5, pp. 254-26^). — The action of polyvalent sera in wound 

 treatment is briefly discussed, and the successful treatment of cases in wounded 

 horses reported in detail. 



A case of anthrax, G. G. Reinle and R. A. Archibald {Jour. Infect. Diseases, 

 19 {1916), No. 5, pp. 118-120, pi. 1). — A case of anthrax in a veterinarian who 

 had examined a cow which had died with the disease, together with detailed 

 clinical data, is reported. 



The eosinophils were found to be an important factor in the blood picture 

 throughout the disease. After the administration of antianthrax serum a 

 marked eosinophilia was observed. When the clinical manifestations showed 

 signs of relapse during the course of the disease the eosinophilia disappeared. 

 It reappeared, however, when the situation was relieved, and then gradually 

 subsided as convalescence progressed. The important role played by the 

 antianthrax serum in bringing about the recovery of the patient is pointed out. 



Is Bacillus abortus pathogenic for human beings? L. H. Cooledge {Jour. 

 Med. Research, 34 {1916), No. 3, pp. 469-467).— The author has failed to find 

 proof that B. abortus is pathogenic for human beings. " It is possible to cause 

 antibodies for B. ahortus to appear in the blood serum of adults by feeding a 

 milk which is naturally infected with B. ahortus and which contains the 

 B. ahortus antibodies. Antibodies appearing as above apparently indicate a 

 passive immunity due to the absorption in the large intestine of the antibodies 

 present in an infected milk." 



The bull as a disseminator of contagious abortion, F. B. Hadley and H. 

 LoTHE {Jour. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc., 50 {1916), No. 2, pp. 143-156).— The 

 authors' investigations are summarized as follows: 



" Bulls may become infected with the abortion bacilli. Bulls with systemic 

 infections used in the experiments were incapable of disseminating the abor- 

 tion disease to virgin, abortion-free heifers by cohabitation. Bulls appear to 

 possess a sexual or individual immunity to abortion infection that renders 

 them less susceptible than cows and induces a more benign form of the disease. 

 Bulls, when infected, have the ability to attenuate the infecting micro-organ- 



