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According to the analyses made by G. W. Cavanaugh, the assistant 

 chemist, these soaps contain from 49. G to 55.04 per cent of sal soda. 

 When the soap was fed to pigs in amounts varying- from i to 5 oz. per 

 day they became sick and showed all the symptoms that had been 

 observed in hogs fed upon swill that contained soap in greater or less 

 amount. Diarrhea was a constant symptom. In severe cases there was 

 much difficulty in standing and the muscles of the head and legs were 

 more or less constantly jerking. Connected with these symptoms there 

 was a loss of appetite. Where the pigs recovered from the immediate 

 effects they did not become thrifty for some weeks. A post-mortem 

 examination of those that died showed the skin between the thighs to 

 be of a pinkish color, kidneys pale, the blood vessels of the mesentery 

 much congested, the mesenteric glands enlarged and (edematous, many 

 congested, the mucous membrane of the intestines of a dark reddish 

 color, the brain very much congested, and the mucosa of the stomach 

 covered with a thick layer of mucus. 



Bacteriological examinations 1 nought to light no evidence of bacteria. 

 Check experiments were made. In conclusion, it is noted that the 

 greatest amount of loss from swine disease in the State is among hogs 

 fed on swill collected from hotels, boarding houses, and other large 

 institutions; that the cause of the death in certain outbreaks among 

 such swill fed hogs is due to the poisoning of the animals by an excess 

 of free alkali in the swill. Small quantities of the powdered soaps pro- 

 duced no immediate bad results, but it is not safe to feed them to 

 animals. The proper channel for the disposal of dish water is the sewer. 



Cashew [mesquite] poisoning, 'Williams (Jour. Jamaica Ayr. Soc, 

 1 (1897), No. 9, pp. 319-321. — When animals are fed with this legume 

 (Prosopis juliflora) they become slick, glossy, and look well. The 

 animals seem very fond of it. But when it is damaged by rains, heavy 

 dews, etc., it is poisonous Animals that eat it when it is in the poison- 

 ous condition become distended with gas and rupture of the digestive 

 system may result. Clots of blood have been found in the cerebellum. 

 The first symptoms are colicky pains with abdominal distension; the 

 animal paws, lies down and rises frequently, and shows an inclination 

 to thrust its head into corners. It may lie on its back with feet doubled 

 up and groan with pain. Cold sweats occur, breathing becomes thick 

 and labored, and there are frequent attempts at micturition. Urine is 

 voided in small quantities. The remedy is puncturing the abdomen 

 and drawing off the gases, together with hot fomentations to abdomen 

 and loins and the administration of oil and hot water enemas. The 

 animal may finally die from collapse. 



On Drepanidotaenia hemignathi, a new species of tapeworm, 

 A. E. Shipley {Quart. Jour. Micros. Sei. [London], n. scr., 40 (1898), 

 No. 4,2)p. 613-623, pi. 1). — This species is based on ten specimens from 

 the intestine of Eemignathus procerus from the Sandwich Islands. It 

 varies from 1 to 2.2 cm. in length and at the middle of the body is 2 mm. 

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