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animals for the purpose of detoctiug the disease in its early stao,es is 

 noted. Great care in selecting- cattle, promptness in removing and 

 destroying those diseased, and thorough disinfection of the infected 

 places are urged. In addition are given tabulated data showing the 

 temperature records of various members of the station herd when 

 injected with tuberculin, with notes on the post-mortemH, and illustra- 

 tions showing diseased tissues and scenes in the station laboratories. 

 Principles of liorseshosing, E. P. '^h.-e.'B {Virginia Sta. Bui. 46, pp. 

 131-138, pis. 2). — In this bulletin tlie anatomical structure of a horse's 

 foot is described and illustrated, and directions given for properly level- 

 ing the foot to receive the shoe and for applying the shoe. It is stated 

 that the foot should be pared until the angle of the wall of the hoof 

 at the toe ranges from ~A) to r>,>o, and that the sole of tlie foot should 

 ordinarily not be touched with the tools in preparing the foot for the 

 shoe. The sole-bearing surface of the shoe must be perfectly level, 

 and the hoof trimmed so as to rest evenly upon it at all points. The 

 jiractice of fitting tlie shoo hot is strongly condemned, and the use of 

 3 or 4 small nails for fastening on the shoe is recommended. Shoes 

 should be reset every 4 or 6 weeks. 



Veterinary materia niedica for farmers, E. P. Xiles ( Vir{jinia Sta. Bui. 45, pp. 121- 

 l.:-'i). — This is a coutinuatioii of tlic popular notes on drugs of importance for treat- 

 ing ailments of farm animals, begun in Bulletin 43 (E. S. R., 7, p. 526). This bulletin 

 contains notes on the physiological and therapeutic action and dose of ammonia, aco- 

 nite, potassium bromid, chloral hydrate, cannabis iudica, areca nut, hyposulj)hite 

 of soda, creoliu, lysol, pyoctanin, and (luinin. 



Lameness in horses and mules, W. E. A. Wyman {South CaroJina Sta. Bui. 23, 

 n. scr., pp.11). — This bulletin discusses in a popular manner the various causes of 

 lameness in farm auimals. Direct ions are given for diagnosing the exact nature of 

 the lameness and the part affected, the treatment of the special lesions causing lame- 

 ness is discussed, and prescriptions given for liniments and soothing lotions. In 

 addition, the subject of depraved appetite in horses and mules is brieiiy noted and 

 prescriptions included for medicines to be given. 



Hygiene of the domestic animals, H. Geoijge (Jour. Agr. Prat., GO (ISOG), IT, 

 No. 2S, pp. 53-55). — This article treats of the transmission of glanders by public 

 watering places, jaundice in dogs, poisoning of cattle by smut of wheat, foreign 

 bodies swallowed by ruminants, and the dietetic importance of salt. 



A wasting disease of cattle (Deut. Janrhr. I'rrsse, 23 (1S9G), No. 57, j)- 505, figs. 2). 



Arthritis in lambs, J. La Flize (Jour. Agr. Prat., GO (1S9G), IT, No. 31, ])p. 171, 172). 



A contribution to the etiology of rinderpest, Tai;tacovskv {Arch. Sci. Biol., 4, 

 No. 3, pp. 205-327; al)s. in Cenihl. Bald, und Par. Med., 19 {1896), No. 24, p]). 948,949). 



Experimental study of translucent tubercles in the lungs of horses, Nocard 

 {Berl. tierurz. Wochenschr., 189G, No. 17; ais. in Centbl. Bakt. und Par. Med., 20 {1896), 

 Nos. 4-5, pp. 200, 201). 



A study of the differentiation of the tuberculosis of man and other mammals 

 from that of birds, Leuoy {Arch. viM. exper. et anat. path., 7 {1805), p. 636; ahs. in 

 Centbl Bakt. und Par. Med., 19 {1896), Nos. 16-17, pp. 620, 621). 



A coccidium from the skin of a mouse, A. Scuuberg {Verhandl. naturw.-med. 

 Ver. Heidelberg, n. ser., 5 {ISOG), No. 4, pp. 369-308, pi. 1). 



