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the case of the guinea pig injected with serum typhoid immune serum the uteri 

 had absorbed typhoid antibodies and at the same time antibodies against human 

 serum. 



The practical significance of the experiments reported is " that great care 

 should be exercised in classifying bacteria by the ordinary method of testing 

 against rabbit immune serum." 



A comparative examination of the blood of certain Australian animals, 

 G. Buchanan {Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n. ser., 28 {1916), No. 2, pp. 1S3-207, 

 pis. 2). — The author has examined the blood of various Australian batrachians, 

 reptiles, birds, mammals, and one fish, and reports the results in tabular form, 

 together with a brief discussion of the data. 



In general a decrease in size and an increase in the number of the red cells 

 was found in ascending through the various vertebrate groups. There was also 

 a corresponding decrease in the number but an increase in the size of the 

 lymphocytes. The mononuclears remained fairly constant in size but decreased 

 in numbers. The polymorphs also increased in percentage counts with the rise 

 in the scale of vertebrates. The eosinophils were really numerous only in 

 birds and the higher reptiles, where there were also two kinds of granules, a 

 round and a crystalloid variety, possibly pointing to an avian relationship. 

 Mast cells were absent in the fish. 



The occurrence in nature of certain yeast-like fung'i with reference to 

 their possible pathogenicity in the higher animals, W. H. Emig {Ann. Mis- 

 souri Bot. Gard., S {1916), No. 2, pp. 2^3-307, figs. i5).— From 850 different 

 sources, 180 cultures of yeast-like fungi were obtained, but only 12 of these grew 

 on a blood serum medium at 37° C. The 12 fungi included 6 cultures of Toruia, 

 5 of Alternaria, and 1 of Oospora. One culture of Toruia and 4 of Alternaria 

 produced small quantities of alcohol in sugar nutrient solutions. 



In acid yeast-water solutions all 12 of these organisms brought about a 

 change in the acidity reaction, there being a decrease in the acidity of all the 

 acid nutrient solutions except in the presence of acetic acid and in one culture. 



" The results of 34 animal experiments were negative in that the death of 

 certain animals was not caused by the formation of lesions or abnormalities due 

 to the organisms injected. No extracellular toxins were obtained from the 

 cultures of these 12 yeast-like organisms. 



"The results of these experiments and a review of literature on animal 

 pathology indicate either that pathogenic yeast-like fungi do not occur in 

 nature, or that, if they are present, they are so few as to be met with only under 

 exceptional conditions." 



Reports of the civil veterinary department, Assam, for the years 1914—15 

 and 1915-16, W. Habeis {Rpt. Civ. Vet. Dept. Assam, 191^-15, pp. 28; 1915-16, 

 pp. 29).— The usual annual reports (E. S. R., 32, p. 81). 



Annual reports of the civil veterinary department, Bihar and Orissa, for 

 the years 1914—15 and 1915-16, D. Quinlan {Ami. Rpt. Civ. Vet. Dept. Bihar 

 and Orissa, 19U-15, pp. 15+XIV+2; 1915-16, pp. 15+ XV I +2). —The usual 

 annual reports (E. S. R., 32, p. 272). 



Report on the civil veterinary department (including the Insein Veteri- 

 nary School), Burma, for the year ending March 31, 1916, G. H. Evans 

 {Ann. Rpt. Civ. Vet. Dept. Burma, 1916, pp. 7+15, pi. 1). — The usual annual 

 report (E. S. R., 34, p. 275). 



Regulations adopted by the Live Stock Sanitary Board and the live stock 

 sanitary law of Alabama, 1916 {Auhurn, Ala.: State, pp. 28). — The text is 

 given. 



Notes on fowl pest (pestis avium) and foot-and-mouth disease, S. Belpanti 

 and A. AscoLi {Clin. Vet. [Milan^, Rass. Pol. Sanit. e Ig., 39 {1916), No. 19, pp. 



