810 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



horses were ophthalmia, influenza, and AustraUan stringhalt. The most important 

 diseases of cattle were pleuro-pneumonia, blackleg, actinomycosis, tuberculosis, and 

 Texas fever. The chief diseases observed in sheep were scab, anthrax, foot rot, fluke 

 worms, and lung and stomach worms. The best results in the treatment of lung and 

 stomach worms were obtained from the use of arsenic and acid drench and turpen- 

 tine. A special station has been established, in which many cattle are maintained 

 for the purpose of furnisljing blood for inoculating cattle which are susceptible to 

 Texas fever. 



Annual report of the imperial bacteriologist for the year 1901-2, A. 

 LiNGARD {Calcutta: Supt. Govt. Printing, India, 1902, 2>P- 15). — During the year cov- 

 ered by this report 50,000 doses of anti-rinderi)est serum were prepared by a veteri- 

 narian. The serum was prepared by both the slow and rapid methods. By the lat- 

 ter method the serum may be ready for use in 21 days, while by the slow method 80 

 days are required. It is recommended that cattle under 3 years of age should not be 

 utilized in the preparation of serum, since they yield a serum of much lower protec- 

 tive power than older animals. Detailed notes are given on the results obtained 

 from the use of this serum in different parts of India. Experiments with this serum 

 in protection of buffaloes showed that 5 cc. of the serum per 600 lbs. live weight was 

 sufficient to render the animals innnune. 



Notes are also given on the prevalence of autlirax in India. In tlie preparation of 

 protective anthrax serum the author's experiments showed that the inoculation dis- 

 ease runs a course of from 70 to 144 hours in plains cattle and one of from 35 to 120 

 hours in hill cattle. The hill cattle are much more susceptible to anthrax than those 

 of the plains. Brief descriptive notes are also given on the occurrence of epizootic 

 lymphangitis, surra, strangles, paralysis, and influenza. 



Annual report of the veterinary service for the year 1901 {Jour. Khediv. 

 Agr. Soc. and School Agr., 4 {1902), No. S, pp. 112-116). — Brief notes are given on 

 the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease, anthrax, sheep pox, rabies, glanders, con- 

 tagious pleuro-pneumonia, barbone, and cattle i)lague. It is said that barbone is a 

 rapidly fatal disease which occurs chiefly during the low and rising period of the 

 Nile; most cases have apparently been traced to animals drinking water from stag- 

 nant pools. 



A discussion of the relationship of human and bovine tuberculosis, J. D. 

 Hamilton et al. {Britisli Mid. Jour., 1902, No. 2178, pp. 944-948) .—A. Qr'\{\c:a\. review 

 is given of the experimental facts upon which Koch based his conclusions, in which 

 the identity of human and bovine tuberculosis was denied. It is argued that in 

 some of Koch's experiments where the issue was considered doubtful other investi- 

 gators might have considered the cases as positive infections with tuberculosis. 

 Attention is called to the great variation in the virulence of tubercle bacilli under 

 different conditions. The authors propose the following criterion for determining 

 whether or not an infection has taken place: If it is found that inoculated virus has 

 died at the point of inoculation and failed to i)roduce tubercles in other parts of the 

 body, the result must be considered negative. If the bacillus is found only m the 

 local lesion at the point of inoculation and has increased some in numbers the case 

 may be considered doubtful. If, however, the I)acillus is found in the local lesion in 

 a cheesy abscess and if the adjacent lymphatic glands show a tuberculous structure, 

 the case must be considered as proving the fact of infection. 



The question of the identity of human and bovine tuberculosis, A. von 

 SzEKELY {Centbl. Baki. u. Par., 1. Abt., 3'2 {1902), Nos. 6, ReJ., pp 167-173; 7, pp. 

 193-293; 8, pp. 225-237).— Thi^ author presents a review of the literature bearing on 

 this subject which has been published since Koch's address before the congress on 

 tuberculosis in London. The experiments and conclusions of Koch are outlined and 

 explained in detail and especial attention is given, in a review ot the literature of 

 the subject since Koch's address, to classification of the various articles with refer- 

 ence to their bearing on this question. The literature of German, French, English, 



