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observable within L5 minutes and affected animals were able to stand within one 

 hour. 



The action of tallianin, Georges I Berlin. Tierarzil. Wchnschr., 1904, No. 2, pp. 

 25, 26).— This remedy is recommended for use in intravenous injections in doses of 

 1 to 20 cc. Excellent results were obtained with it in the treatment of 3 cases of 

 pneumonia in horses. In severe cases the injection may be repeated at short inter- 

 vals. The drug is considered harmless and as counteracting the action of the toxins 

 of tetanus, dog distemper, etc. 



Plaster of Paris bandages in veterinary practice, A. Zehl (Berlin. Tierarztl. 

 Wchnschr., 1904, No. 4, PP- 57-59).— The use of such bandages is recommended in 

 cases of bone fractures or dislocations in horses, cattle, and other animals. In many 

 cases the method is not as applicable as in human surgery but the results are usually 

 satisfactory except where the conformation of the affected parts is unfavorable. 

 Detailed clinical notes are presented on a number of cases in horses and cattle in 

 which the author made use of plaster of Paris bandages. 



Disinfecting power of coal-tar dips, L. L. Lewis ( Oklahoma Sta. Bui. 62, pp. 

 20). — The author compared the disinfectant power of zenoleum, cremoline, Lincoln 

 dip, Carsul, chloro-naptholeum, carbolic acid, kerosene emulsion, etc. Some of the 

 samples were fresh, others had been kept in the laboratory for periods ranging from 

 6 months to 2 years. No chemical analyses of the dips were made. 



Several methods were tried in testing the dips, but the one finally adopted con- 

 sisted in adding 5 cc. of a culture of the organism to be tested to 94 cc. of water and 

 thoroughly mixing the whole. From this mixture cultures were made to serve as 

 checks. After the check cultures were thus prepared 1 cc. of the disinfectant to be 

 tested was added to the mixture of bacterial organisms and water. Cultures were 

 then made from this mixture after the lapse of various periods. 



The organisms used in these experiments were swine-plague bacillus, hog-cholera 

 bacillus, anthrax bacillus, coli bacillus, etc. The details of the experiments are 

 presented in a tabular form. It was found that in the laboratory a 1 per cent solu- 

 tion of commercial disinfectants was reasonably effective while under held conditions 

 a 2 per cent solution was required. These proprietary dips compared favorably with 

 carbolic acid and creolin. 



These materials will be tested later to determine their action on external animal 

 parasites. Attention is called to the necessity of making a thorough application of 

 disinfectants in outbreaks of infectious diseases among domestic animals. 



Recent developments in disinfection and sterilization, Kausch ( Centbl. Bait. 

 u. Par., 1. AM., Ref., 34 (1904), No. 24~25, pp. 737-769, figs. 31).— An elaborate 

 review is presented of the details of construction in various apparatus used in disin- 

 fection and destruction of organisms pathogenic to animals and man. Some of the 

 more interesting forms of apparatus used in the production of formaldehyde gas 

 under pressure and other conditions are described. The author also considers 

 disinfection by means of cresol, cobalt soap, manganese soap, and other antiseptics. 



Formaldehyde apparatus, Kausch (Centbl. Bakt. u. Par., 1. Alt., Ref., 34 (1904), 

 No. 22-23, pp. 673-703, figs. 36). — This apparatus is classified into groups according 

 as the formaldehyde is produced from methyl alcohol, its polymeric modifications 

 or by volatilization of solutions. 



An apparatus for intravenous injection of large quantities of infectious 

 cultures, A. Cakini (Centbl. Bakt. it. Par., 1. Alt., Orig., 3G (1904), No. 2, pp. 318, 

 319, fig. 1). — A convenient form of apparatus for this purpose is described in detail 

 and illustrated. The apparatus can be used without danger of accident. 



The infectiousness of the milk of tuberculous cows, Lydia Rabinowitsch 

 (Ztschr. Thiermed., S (1904) , No. 3-4, pp. 202-219) .—The author discusses in a critical 

 manner the results obtained by various investigators, including herself, in the study 

 of tuberculous milk. While the results have varied in certain respects, they have 



