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ical a d cultural characters from ordinary bacteria. The organism grew l^etterupon 

 acid media than on neutral or slightly alkaline media. The author concludes that 

 the organism belongs to the mold fungi, rather than to bacteria proper. 



Reappearance of cattle plague and the results of preventive inoculation in 

 South Africa, A. Tiieiler (}foii(il!<Ii. Pralct. Thicrh., 13 {1901), Xo. 4, PP- 14o-1'j1). — 

 Cattle i>lagae caused great losses in South Africa during the years 1896 to 1898, and 

 as a result of this outbreak, bile and serum inoculations were applied on a large 

 scale. The preventive inoculations of l)ile proved exceedingly effective and the 

 disease was apparently eradicated. A few cattle, however, iu various parts of the 

 country were not inoculated. In May, 1891, an outbreak of the disease occurred in 

 Basutoland and in the Orange River Colony. Many authorities have maintained 

 that immunity produced by inoculations of bile persisted for only from 4 to 6 months. 

 An investigation of this outbreak, however, showed that those animals which were 

 inoculated with bile iu 1897 still retained their immunity. In studying the latest 

 outbreak it appeared that almost all cases of the disease occurred in young animals, 

 and very few cases were observed in cattle over 4 years old. In several herds out- 

 lireaks occurred during wliich many calves died, but none of the older animals which 

 had Ijeen inoculated 4 years befoi'e became infected. The author concludes thatlnle 

 inoculation is to be recommended as a preventive measure, in herds where no cases 

 of the disease have occurred, and also in infected herds. Many technical objections 

 have been raised against the method, but it has proved itself practical and efficient, 

 as judged by the results. The effect of this method in producing immunity ha^ been 

 so striking thatmany of the natives who at first could not be prevailed upon to allow 

 preventive inoculation in their herds, have more recently had all their animals 

 inoculated. 



Treatment of malignant catarrhal fever of cattle with colloidal silver, 

 TKAECiEK (ZtKchr. Vctcrlnurk., IS (1901), Xo. 1, pp. 23-25). — In a case of this diseas-e, 

 as soon as the symptoms became sufliciently pronounced to enable tlie author to 

 make a certain diagnosis the colloidal silver preparation was administered. The 

 substance was injected twice per day intravenously, in doses of 50 gm. in a J per cent 

 solution. On the second day improvement was noted in the animal and ultimately 

 complete recovery was brought about. During the whole treatment the animal 

 received 300 gm. of the sHver preiiaration. The injections were made partly in the 

 jugular vein and partly in a more superficial vein. 



lodid of potash as a prophylactic treatment for parturient paralysis, A. 

 Kkaukkii) {IkrUii. TJdcriirztl. Wrlm.srlir., 1901, Xn. 40, p. .598). — The author obtained 

 favorable results from the use of iodid of potash in the treatment of parturient par- 

 alysis, either by infusion into the udder or by intravenous injections Exj^eriments 

 were made for the purpose of testing the value of this substance as a preventive of 

 the disease, when given by way of the mouth. For this purpose cows were selected 

 which were considered especially suscepti))Ie to the disease and were kept in stalls 

 in which cases of the disease had frequently occurred. A few hours before partu- 

 rition each cow was given 8 gm. of potassium iodid in J liter of water, and the dose 

 was repeated after from 12 to 20 hours. Of the 100 cows treated in this manner only 

 2 developed symptoms of the disease, so that tlie iodid of pritash had to be given as 

 an infusion into the udder. Several animals showed preliminary symjitoms of the 

 disease after the first administration of the iodid of potash, but recovered without 

 serious development. 



Report of the commission for combating foot-and-mouth disease {Arch. 

 Deut. Landw. Ralhs, 25 {1901), pp. 179-280).— Hhxa report contains a detailed discus- 

 sion on the presence and extent of foot-and-mouth disease in the various parts of 

 Germany. A special report was made on the spread of the disease during the years 

 1886 to 1899 in various parts of the country. Numerous tables are given showing 

 the number of cattle affected in different provinces and the extent of importation and 



