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Wensleydale cheese, Davies 179 



Some investigations of parchment paper, Hals and Heggenhaiigcn 179 



VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Report of civil veterinary department, Eastern Bengal and Assam, Harris 180 



Report of civil veterinary department, Assam, 1912-13, Hickey 180 



The diagiiosis of newly lactatin^ animals according to Schern's method, Weber. 180 



Use of pitiiitary_ extract in bovine and equine obstetrics, Schmidt and Kopp. 180 



Serum-therapy in practice, Menary. 180 



Natural variation of Bacillus acidi lactici, Arkwright 180 



The action of the protein poison on dogs: A study in anaphylaxis, Edmunds. . 180 



Specificity and diagnostic value of Ascoli thermoprecipitin reaction, Finzi. . . . 180 



Tnermoprecipitation in anthrax, Szymanowski and Zagaja 181 



Anthrax vaccination, its use and abuse, Goodwin 181 



Feeding experiments with the virus of infectious bulbar paralysis, von RAtz. . 181 



Relationship between paratyphoid infections in man ancT in animals, De Jong. 181 



Some peculiar bodies in erythrocytes in rinderpest, Braddon et al 181 



A supposed neutralization of tetanus toxin by neurin or betain, Adsersen 182 



"Tick paralysis" following bites of Dci^macentor venustus, Hadwen 182 



Experimental ''tick paralysis " in the dog, Hadwen and Nuttall 182 



The chemistry of tuberculin, Lockemann 182 



The chemistry of the tubercle bacillus. — A preliminary report, Lowenstein 182 



The inhalation of tuberculous material from man by the cat, Chausse 183 



Cases of spontaneous tuberculosis caused by avian tubercle bacillus, Cobbett.. 183 



Subcutaneous tuberculosis in bovines, Perard and Ramon. 183 



Specific action of serum by mixing tuberculin and tuberculosis semm, Sata. . . 183 



Passive transference of tuberculin sensitiveness by tuberculosis serum, Sata. . . 183 



Specific action of tuberculosis serum with anaphyla toxin tests, Sata 183 



The urochi-omogen reaction as an indicator for tuberculin treatment, Weisz 184 



The precipitation method for diagnosing contagious abortion, Szymanowski. . . 184 



Infectious abortion in cattle, and its control by vaccination, Schreiber 184 



Methylene blue, a remedy for infectious abortion, Rich 184 



Generalized mycosis in the bovine, Langrand 185 



The keeping quality of antiHog cholera serum, Barok 185 



A disease (salmonellosis porcina) in pigs, Lignieres 185 



An enzootic among young pigs caused by iStreptococcus pyogenes, Rievel 185 



Injury to fetlock with purulent infection — autotherapy, MacDonald 185 



Fistulous withers, and synovitis of coronary joint — autotherapy, Mackeller 185 



Virus carriers of influenza of the horse, Bergman 185 



Etiolog>^ and therapy of typhoid fever or influenza in the horse, Bemelmans. . 186 



Influenza among remounts and its treatment with salvarsan, Jager. 186 



A note upon strangles in the Philippine Islands, Boynton 186 



Protective substance of fowl cholera immune serum, Weil 186 



The rapid cure of polyneuritis gallinarum, Wellman et al 187 



RURAL ENGINEERING. 



Irrigation branch 187 



Irrigation of Santa Cruz Valley, Hinderlider 187 



Pressure pipes for conveyance of water and for inverted siphons, Etcheverry. . 187 



The economics of pipe line diameters 188 



Light-iron in-igation flume 188 



Heavy oil as fuel for internal combustion engines, Allen 188 



Naphthalin for gas engines 189 



The naphthalin motor, Haenssgen 190 



Connecting electric motors for direct drive, Mills 190 



Installation and care of storage batteries, Nichols 190 



The Winnipeg tractor trials, Ellis 190 



Mechanical cultivation in Germany, Bornemann and Dondth 19 1 



Various devices for drying the autumn forage harvest, Rahm 191 



RURAL ECONOMICS. 



Cooperation and nationality, Russell 191 



The legal status of farmers' cooperative associations 191 



Agrarian reforms and the evolution of the rural classes in Russia, Chasles 192 



