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the first runnings returned to the funnel, and again passed through the filter. 

 Before use the materials should be passed through a bacteria-proof filter. 



In agglutinating the corpuscles in the defibrinated blood, as previously de- 

 scribed, the authors have found the use of a saturated sodium chlorid solution 

 more satisfactory than the use of solid sodium chlorid. 



Pseudotuberculosis in swine, caseous adenitis, and visceral pseudo- 

 tubercles, P. CHAUS86 (Rec. MM. V^t., 92 {19J6), No. 23, pp. 679-SS2, fig. 1).— 

 The author reports and discusses five observations and points out that the 

 differentiation of such cases from true tuberculosis is not always an easy one. 

 The characteristics of the nodules form the basis for the dififerentiation. The 

 cause of the di.sease has not been determined. The bacillus of Koch, however, 

 was not found in the nodules. The importance of the differentiation of the 

 dlsea.se from true tuberculosis is emphasized. 



The treatment of surgical foot lesions in the horse with sugar, P. Bimbi 

 (Mod. Zooiatro, Parte Sci., 27 (1916), No. 4. PP- 109-116; abs. in Interuat. Insl. 

 Bcdeutung des Aneurysnia Verminosum Equi. Inauy. Diss., Univ. Bern, 191^. 

 The author reports the treatment of six cases of foot injury in horses with 

 sugar, the results of which confirm those obtained by Bussano, previously noted 

 (E. S. R.. 36, p. 178). The use of sugar as a dressing promotes the rapid forma- 

 tion of iioth the soft and horny tissue of the foot to a greater degree than the 

 other dressings commonly employed. 



Notes on the occurrence of equine sporotrichosis in Montana and the 

 " blastomycotic " form of Sporotrichum schencki-beunuanni, K. F. Mkyer 

 (Proc. Sac. Expt. Biol, and Med., H (1916), No. 1, pp. 2.?, ?^).— The author 

 records the occurrence of .sporotrichosis endemicnlly iu .Mont.ina. 



A contribution to the knowledge of the clinical importance of verminous 

 aneurism of the horse, C. J. Foi.mkk (Britrag zur A'c7iH/ni« dcr Kliui-srhcn 

 Bedeutung des Aneurysma VeTn\inos\i}iiEi]ui. Inaug. IH.is., Vniv. Bern, 19H). — 

 pp. 12T+IV, pis. 16). — The author first reviews the literature on the subject In 

 connection with a bibliogrnphy of 37 titles which is appended, and then deals 

 with studies made of ifclerostomum bidentalum and Its effect upon the horse. 

 Fifteen cases which resulted fatally are reported upon at length. 



The larvae of Gastropliilus equi and G. hoemorrhoidalis and infectious 

 anemia of the horse, V. Favkro (Nuovo Ercohini, 21 (1916), Nos. 1, pp. ^-7 ; 

 2. pp. 17-21 ; abs. in Rev. Appl. Ent., Ser. B, 5 (1917), No. 2, p. ?7).— The author 

 reix)rts upon work the resultii of which he considers to disprove the findings of 

 the Seyderhelnis, previously noted ( K. S. R., ,3rt. p. 80), as repiirds the Im- 

 portance of oestrid larvae In the etioloiry of inflections anemia of (he hor.se. 



A synoptical key to the adult taeniod cestodes of the dog. cat, and some 

 related carnivores, M. C. Hall (Jour. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc., 50 (1916), No. S. 



pp. .t'yG-SGO). 



The value of post-mortem examinations. W. C. Thompson (New Jersey Stas. 

 Hints to PouUrymcn, 5 (1916), No. S, pp. 4). — In addition to brief directions for 

 the examination of sick and dead birds, this contains a chart showing causes, 

 symptoms, and prevention and treatment of the more common diseases of 

 poultry. 



A comparative study of Bacterium pullorum and B. sanguinarium, L. F. 

 Rett(;ek and S. A. Koskr (Jour. Med. Research. ,'i5 (1917), No. S, pp. ^i^-f5«).— 

 This is a report of a systematic study made with a view to determining th< 

 po.ssible identity or exact relationship of the organisms of barillary whiit- 

 diarrhea and fowl typhoid. 



" l^espite the several characters which the two organisms have in ronunon, 

 and particularly the serological reactions, B. pullorum and B. sanguinarium con 



