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kidney tissue itself, and occasionally in the mesenteric fat, tlie psoas muscles, 

 and the neck of the bladder. Tubular tracts are formed of hard connective 

 tissue sometimes as large as a pencil, and having very thick walls. Often a 

 sort of nest is foi-med, composed of many convolutions of a single tube or of 

 several of the tracts combined. These nests are often 2 or 3 in. (50 or 70 mm.) 

 in diameter. When found in the kidney tissue the parasites are usually very 

 small. They cause destruction of portions of the kidney with a subsequent 

 formation of scar tissue which upon contraction distorts the surface of the 

 kidney to a marked degree, so that it is often iwssible to detect an infested 

 kidney by its exterior appearance. . . . Adhesions of the intestines to adjacent 

 organs or other parts of the intestines are rarely found and very rarely an 

 acute peritonitis due to perforation of the intestines or kidney." 



606 in the treatment of the pectoral form of equine influenza, C. II^bray 

 (Rev. G6n. M6d. Y6t., 22 {1913), No. 255-256, pp. 113-117}.— The author reports 

 upon a case of this disease in a 5-year-old horse which on the sixth day devel- 

 oped serious complications, including double pneumonia and lamiuitis. The in- 

 travenous injection at this time of 2 gm. of arseuobenzol in 30 gm. of physiologic 

 serum resulted in a rapid and complete recovery. The author considers the use 

 of arseuobenzol in this disease to be more economical than are other medica- 

 ments usually administered, especially if the use of the horse is considered. 



Autoserotherapy in veterinary ophthalmology, Pruneau (Rec. MH. V6t., 

 90 {1013), No, 19, pp. 640, 641). — ^A description of a case of pseudomembranous 

 conjunctivitis in a mare which w^as treated successfully by autoserotherapy. 

 The method of treatment consisted of introducing an appropriately prepared 

 serum (blood from a vein), into the conjunctival sack. The eyes were also 

 washed with serum after anesthetizing with a 4 per cent cocaine solution. 



Autoserotherapy for treating exudative pleurisy, U. Mello {Mod. Zooiatro, 

 Parte ScL, 1913, No. 8, pp. 303-316). — A description of 5 cases in horses suc- 

 cessfully treated by this method. 



Bacillus typhi gallinarum alcalifaciens and the disease which it causes in 

 fowls, W. Pfeilee and A. Eehse {llitt. Kaiser WUhelms Inst. Landw. Bronv- 

 hcrg, 5 {1913), No. 4, pp. 306S21; als. in Berlin. Tierdrztl. WeJmsehr., 29 {1913), 

 No. 24, p. 4^9). — The authors report studies made during the course of two 

 outbreaks of disease among fowls. In serological and cultural studies the 

 bacilli isolated were found to resemble the typhoid bacillus {B. typhosus). 

 The organism was extremely virulent for chickens but ducks, geese, and pigeons 

 were resistant to its action. 



The paper includes a review of the literature and a bibliography of 17 titles. 



RURAL ENGINEERING. 



Obtaining ground water supplies by pumping, A. A. Meyers {Arch. Suiker- 

 indns. Nederland. Indie, 21 {1913), No. 29, pp. 906-942, pis. 4).— Methods of 

 obtaining ground water for irrigation are discussed, dealing first with the sink- 

 ing of deep and shallow wells, well casings, filters, etc., and second with deep and 

 shallow well pumping machinery and both steam and electrical pumping power. 



Data on pumping plants in different localities show a wide range of eflB- 

 ciencies. Attention is called to different irrigation districts to which pumping 

 power is supplied from central stations. 



A number of drawings and illustrations of pumping machinery and well 

 equipment accompany the article. 



Conservation and distribution of water for irrigation (New York [1913], 

 pp. 77, figs. 62).— Applications of pumping machinery for irrigation are illus- 



