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tions, infantile paralysis, guinea pig paralysis, paralysis of the hypoglossal 

 nerve, tetany, necrobacillary ostitis and osteomyelitis, etc. Infectious spinal 

 meningitis of horses (Borna disease) has been revised and separated from the 

 other forms of meningo-encephalomyelitis (meningitis cerebrospinalis enzoo- 

 tica). The chapters on progressive pernicious anemia, leukemia of mammals, 

 pseudoleulvemia, blood filaria, nephritis, catarrh of the guttural pouches, pharyn- 

 gitis, triUimatic gastritis, intestinal hemorrhage, gastro-enteritis, cerebral dis- 

 eases, affections of the peripheral nerves, neuroses, serum disease, pemphigus, 

 and parasitic affections of the organs have been either entirely revised or 

 markedly changed. A uniform arrangement has been followed in practically 

 every fever chart, and references to recent literature have been included. 



Text-book of special pathology and therapy of domestic animals, E. 

 FuoHNEE and W. Zwick {Lehrbucfi der spezicllen Pathologie unci Therupic der 

 Haustiere. Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke, 1915, 8. rev. ed., vol. 1, pp. XVI+929, 

 figs. 89). — This is the eighth revised edition of the work previously noted (E. S. 

 R., 12, p. 596). This volume deals with the diseases of the digestive organs, 

 liver, abdomen, kidneys, reproductive organs, heart and blood vessels, skin, 

 organs of locomotion, nervous system, and organs of respiration, and chronic 

 constitutional diseases. A classified bibliography of the literature relating to 

 these diseases is appended (pp. S29-916). 



The origin and development of the lymphatic system, Floeence R. Sarin 

 {Johns Hopkins Hosp. Rpts., 17 (1916), pp. 347-UO, figs. 19).— As is pointed 

 out by the author the fundamental morphology of the lymphatic system has 

 been established, but there remain many gaps in our knowledge of the syfetem 

 as a whole. 



Relationship between serum reactions, H. Wehbbein (Jour. Infect. Diseases, 

 19 (1916), No. 6, pp. 806-810). — From a study of the relation of the numerical 

 values of the titers of serum reactions the author found that there was no 

 coincidence between the titers of hemagglutinins and hemolysins, either against 

 the same antigen or againsst different antigens. Using Bacillus coli, D. subtilis, 

 and B. pgocyuneus, no relation between the agglutinin titers was observed. A 

 rather even production of seroprecipitins, however, was obtained in three tests 

 of five rabbits each, horse, pig, and sheep serum being used as antigen. 



Relation of specific precipitation to other immunity reactions, H. A. 

 Btn^GER (Jour. Infect. Diseases, 19 (1916), No. 6, pp. 832-839). — Experiments 

 are reported from which it is concluded that " in small amounts the precipitate 

 formed by action of immune serum and antigen, and also sensitized organisms, 

 will remove antiferments from sera. This may show the relation of precipitins 

 to anaphylactic and Abderhalden reactions. The absorbing action of sensitized 

 organisms and precipitate is not specific. They will remove the antiferment 

 not only from the homologous sera but also from heterologous sera. There 

 is a quantitative relation between the amounts of precipitate and sensitized 

 organisms and the maximal amount of absorption of the antiferment." 



Hypodermal anaphylaxis, F. Torkance (Jour. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc, 49 

 (1916), No. 3, pp. 309-311, figs. 2). — Experiments by S. Hadwen, of the Health 

 of Animals Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Canada, are noted in 

 which cattle were inoculated with an extract of Hypoderma horis. Shortly after 

 the inoculation the animals began to salivate, tears ran from the eyes, gaseous 

 feces and clear mucus were passed, there was rapid breathing, labored heart 

 action, and a purplish coloration of the skin. Very soon the lids became 

 swollen and the anus became edematous. 



An animal injected with an extract of eight H. lineatum larvae developed the 

 symptoms before the inoculation was completed and died within five minutes. 



