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!».*) per (rut or more of the Loss occurred in tin- whey. The experiments were 

 designed to assist purveyors of homogenized cream who, owing t" the fluctuating 

 demand for ire cream, frequently have on hand a considerable quantity of their 

 product for which there Is no recognised market 



VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Physiology and biochemistry in modern medicine, J. J. It. MACLEOD et al. 

 ist. i.uuis, Mo.: ('. V. Mo8by Co., 1918, pp. XXXU+908, pis. 11, figs. 222).— 

 This volume is designed to be supplementary to the regular textbooks of 

 physiology and functional pathology, particular emphasis being placed on the 

 application of physiology to tin- practice of medicine, it contains sections on 

 the physlcochemlcal basis of physiological processes, the circulating fluids, cir- 

 culation of the blood, respiration, digestion, excretion of urine, metabolism, 

 the endocrine organs or ductless glands, and the central nervous system. The 

 section on the excretion of urine and certain chapters in the sections on the cir- 

 culating fluids and respiration are contributed by It. G. Pearce. A brief bibli- 

 ography is given at the end of each section. 



Applied bacteriology. — Studies and reviews of some present-day problems 

 for the laboratory worker, the clinician, and the administrator, edited by 

 C. H. Browning {London: II. Frowde and Hodder d- Stoughton, 1918, pp. ZTJ+ 

 291S "''■ '" Nature [London], 102 (1918), No. 2554, P- 104).— An account of re- 

 search work on bacteriological subjects. 



Meat inspection problems, with special reference to the developments of 

 recent years, W. J. Howakth (London: Bailliere, Tindall d Cox, VjJS, pp. 

 I lll+llfS, Jigs. 2). — The several chapters of this work deal with the develop 

 ment of meat inspection, general administrative problems, the tuberculosis 

 problem as affecting cattle, the tuberculosis problem as affecting pigs, and im- 

 ported meat. The lymphatic glands, the inspection and manner of packing im- 

 ported offal and boneless meat, a note on examples of special regulations, and 

 the sale of sterilized unsound meat are discussed in appendixes. 



The Bureau of Animal Industry as a war auxiliary, J. R. MoHLEB (Jour. 

 Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc, 54 (1018), No. 2, pp. 06-101). 



State veterinary service, D. F. LUCKEY (Awn. Rpt. Missouri lid. Agr., SO 

 (1918), pp. 120-1.18). — This report deals particularly with control work with 

 tuberculosis and hog cholera. 



Maintaining animal health on farms, J. R. Mohlek (Breeders Ouz., 75 

 (1919). No. 4, pp. 163, 16.',). 



Vitamins and nutrition, P. A. Fish (Jour. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc, 5} 

 (1918), No. 1, pp. 17-22). — The author discusses the distribution and functions 

 of vitamins, and points out that they constitute a factor which must be con- 

 sidered in animal as well as In human nutrition. 



A suspected case of stock poisoning by wild onion (Allium canadense), 

 F. J. I'n'.vi. (Proc. Ind. Acad. 8ci., 1011, pp. 189-148, fig. t).— Symptoms of 

 poisoning developed in apparently healthy cows within 12 hours after they were 

 taken from a pasture where feed was scant and turned Into a woods pasture 

 where they found and grazed heavily on wild onion. 



Contributions to the biochemistry of pathogenic anaerobes. — V, The bio- 

 chemistry of Vibrion septique, C. G. L. Wolf (Jour. Path, and Bad., 

 (1918), No. 2, pp. 115-128). — In continuation of Investigations previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 39, p. 887), a study is reported of the behavior of 1 . septiqut on 

 tryptic broth, milk, tryptic broth with rabbit kidney, glucose peptone, and 

 cooked meat. The results are summarized as follows: 



