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disease was not produced by this organism— merely a local iiiHainniation resulted, 

 without the characteristic symptoms of pyelonephritis. 



The therapeutic use of tannoform in intestinal diseases of calves, 

 ScHtixiiOFF [Berlin. Tliunirzll. Wdnischr., 190J, No. 45, pp. 67S, 675).— In the author' .s 

 practice tannoform combined with calomel has given excellent results in the treat- 

 ment of diarrhea and other intestinal disturbances in calves. The mixture is pre- 

 pared so as to contain 1 part of calomel to 100 parts of tannoform. 



The treatment of green diarrhea of calves, G.' Carle {.lonr. Agr. Prat., u. scr., 

 5 {190S), Nn. 4, p. 7(),9).— Considerable success has been had in treating certain intes- 

 tinal disturbances of children with gelatin. The effectiveness of this treatment is 

 supposed to depend on the power of gelatin to protect the Avails of the stomach and 

 intestines against the harmful effects of certain bacteria and toxic products. In the 

 treatment of diarrhea in calves promising results have been ol)tained l)y this method. 

 Further experiments will be maile. 



Coccidiosis of sheep, and the parasitic organism, (i. Moussu and (i. MakotkI; 

 (Arrli. Paraslt., {1902), No. 1, pp. S2-9S, fig». iO).— The authors describe in coiisid- 

 eral)le detail the morphological characters of the protozoan organism which causes 

 coccidiosis. Notes are also given on the pathological anatomy of this disease. The 

 organism in question is often found in sheep also infested with palisade worms, and 

 the lesions caused by the protozoan parasite are frequently attributed to the palisade 

 worms. The organism of coccidiosis is believed by the authors to differ fi-om C.'o<-- 

 cidlum zurni and other related species of this genus. It is described as new, undei- 

 the name Coccidiion fnun'i. 



Some pig diseases (Jour. Jmnaiva Agr. Soc, 7 (1.90.3), Xo. 1, jip. 22, 2S). — Brief 

 notes on hog cholera and swine plague. 



Swine erysipelas, M. Tempel CDrut. ThieriirzU. Wclinftchr., 10 {1,902), Xo. .52, p. 

 493). — The author reports finding endocarditis as the immediate cause of ileath in 

 hogs which had completely recovered from urticaria. It is believed, therefore, that 

 urticaria belongs etiologically with swine erysipelas and that valvular endocar- 

 ditis may appear in young hogs within 8 weeks after recovery from a case of swine 

 erysipelas. 



Recent results in combating swine plague, Schkeiber {Berlin. Thieri'irzil. 

 Wrlnm:l(r., 1902, Xo. 4S, pp. 749-755). — The history of the development of methods 

 for obtaining polyvalent sera in the treatment of infectious swine diseases is pre- 

 sented in considerable detail. The article is largely of a controversial nature. It is 

 argued that any serum, in order to possess polyvalent action, must be calculated to 

 operate not only against bacteria and other toxins, but also against local toxins 

 formed in the animal tissues during the progress of the disease. 



A pyogenic micro-organism in the hog, W. Grips {Inaug. Di.^.s., i'liiv. ^'/e.wrn 

 [1902], pp. 33). — The author found fibrous deposits and abscesses in the peritoneuui 

 and serous lining of the thorax of hogs. In these abscesses a bacillus was found 

 which is described as new, under the name B. pgngenes suis. The suppuration proc- 

 esses show a strong tendency to encapsulation. The pus is of a thick consistency 

 without disagreeable odor and of a greenish color, and the bacillus which is con- 

 sidered as a cause of the suppuration is not always found alone, but is frequently 

 associated with other bacteria. The organism is pathogenic for rabbits and mice 

 when injected in comparatively large quantities. It gains entrance to hogs through 

 various skin wounds, through the air passages and mucous membranes of the mouth 

 and pharynx. 



Septicemic brown neck of hogs, GRAFFUNnER and Schreiber {Deut. ThierdrzU. 

 Wch nschr. , 10 { 1902) Xo. .50, pp. 471-473 ) .— The author describes an outbreak of a pecul- 

 iar septicemic disease among pigs 6 to 8 months old. These pigs Avere allowed to run 

 in woodland pasture. The symptoms were disturbances of the general condition, dis- 



