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Common diseases of farm animals, R. A. Craig {Philadelphia and London: 

 J. B. Lippincott Co., 1915, pp. XII +334, pl- 1, ftffS- 123).— The several parts of 

 this general work deal with the subject under the headings of nonspecific or 

 general diseases, the teeth, surgical diseases, parasitic diseases, and infectious 

 diseases. 



The veterinarian, C. J. Korinek (Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Veterinarian 

 PnhJlsMng Co., 1915, pp. 256, figs. SO). — A popular work in which the causes, 

 symptoms, and treatment of diseases of the horse, cattle, swine, sheep, goat, and 

 poultry are described. 



Inquiry into braxy, with a note on " grass sickness " and " head grit " in 

 lambs, and "bracken sickness" in cattle, .T. P. M'Gowan (Trans. Highland 

 and Agr. Sac. Scot., 5. set., 27 (1915), pp. 54-1^1, figs. 14)- — A critical review 

 of the literature and a report of investigations conducted at Edinburgh. 



The author has obtained Bacillus hipolaris septicus ovium^ from all cases 

 studied and considers braxy to be a form of hemorrhagic septicemia. " For 

 the present, until the advantages of vaccination by means of a vaccine prepared 

 from B. bipolaris septicus ovium have been more fully established, it would 

 appear to be imwise to recommend measures directed against this, the primary 

 cause. Such measures would have the further disadvantage of being expensive 

 to apply." 



Foot-and-mouth, disease in the United States, V. A. Moore (Cornell Yet., 

 4 (1915), No. 4, pp. 157-163). — A discussion of the outbreaks of the disease in 

 this country, together with remarks regarding the prevention of its recurrence. 



A case of foot-and-mouth disease in man, P. W. Clough (Bill. Johns Hop- 

 kins Hosp., 26 (1915), No. 296, pp. 351-354, pis. S). — A detailed, illustrated 

 description of a moderately severe typical case of foot-and-mouth disease which 

 occurred at Baltimore, Md., in a medical student 20 years of age. The infec- 

 tion is thought to have taken place through dairy products, since the disease 

 was present at the time in cattle in the neighborhood. 



The use of quinin in the treatment of experimental gaseous gangrene, 

 with notes on the value of quinin hydrochlorid as a general antiseptic, K, 

 Tayi-or (Lancet [London], No. 10 (1915), II, pp. 538-540; Sci. Amer. Sup., 80 

 (1915), No. 2076, pp. 242, 243).— "The results of the observations may be 

 briefly summarized as follows : Quinin has shown a marked bactericidal ac- 

 tivity against the gas bacillus. It has inhibited its growth in vitro, where it 

 was ten times as effective as carbolic acid. It has reduced the mortality from 

 gaseous gangi-ene in animals from 100 per cent to 41 per cent. Quinin has 

 shown strong laboratory evidence of value as a general antiseptic. Its general 

 bactericidal power was higher than that of carbolic acid. It was especially 

 effective in a menstruum of pus. It did not damage healthy tissue in local in- 

 jections of effective concentrations. It is known to produce local anesthesia, 

 frequently a desirable result. It produced no symptoms of intoxication in the 

 animals treated. It was u.sed in hypertonic solution. It showed a strong 

 antitryptic action in vifero." 



Piroplasmosis of the parvnm type in cattle on the southern border of the 

 Mediterranean. — Mediterranean coast fever, M. Carpano (Clin. Vet. [Milan], 

 Rass. Pol. Sanit. e Ig., 38 (1915), Nos. 12, pp. 497-529, figs. 13; 13-14, PP- 553- 

 596, pis. 2, figs. 5; afrs. in Trop. Vet. Bui., 3 (1915), No. 3, pp. 81, 82).— The 

 author has studied this disease in imported Servian cattle of which 100 per 

 cent became infected and 90 per cent died. 



Clinically, an acute or fulminant form, a subacute form, and a chronic form 

 may be recognized. The symptoms are those of a chronic piroplasmosis. Ac- 

 cording to the author there is evidence that the disease is not caused by a 

 single organism, but by two distinct species which are associated with each 



