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lers which depend on structural or physiological peculiarities and which are 

 marked departures from normality, one intense dose of the usually latent or 

 abnormal character may be sufficient to overcome the normal condition, which 

 has been inherited from the sound parent." 



" If there is any tendency to sex limitations it is but very feebly manifested 

 as compared with human hsemophilia." 



Barcaldine, a horse who was never beaten (Bloodstock Breeders' Rev., 2 

 (1918), No. 4, pp. 287-290). — An account of Barcaldine and his influence on the 

 British Thoroughbred. He was tlie sire of 174 winners, represented by many 

 of the prominent individual winners. It is stated that no fewer than 64 of 

 Barcaldine's offspring won as 2-year-olds. In 9 seasons at the stud he sired 

 249 living foals, an average of over 27 per season. 



Army remounts, M. F. DeBarnville (Jotir. U. S. Cavalry Assoc., 2Jf (1914), 

 No. 100, pp. 6S6-6S9). — The author argues for the infusion of Arabian blood into 

 our saddle-bred and half-bred marcs, with the hope of adding stamina and 

 improving the army remount. It is pointed out that in France 120 pure-bred 

 Arabian stallions and 275 Anglo-Arabs are stationed in the government " haras." 

 In Germany the remount depots of Trakehnen and Beberbeck use a number 

 of Arabian stallions, the aim at these studs being to breed for the cavalry a 

 half-bred having 50 per cent of English Thoroughbred blood, 25 per cent of 

 Arabian blood, and 25 per cent of native blood. Austria and Russia like- 

 wise are using Arabian stock in improving the cavalry horse. 



The weight carrying capacity, endurance, and speed of the Arabian horse 

 are pointed out, and it is thought that in spite of their small size, by careful 

 selection of large well-bred native mares bred to Arabian stallions, a good 

 sized product would be obtained. 



Horse breeding in Japan, S. Makoto (Internat. Inst. Agr. [Rome'], Mo. Bui. 

 Agr. Intel, and Plant Diseases, 4 (1913), No. 9, pp. 1326-1332) .—The total 

 number of horses in Japan is given as 1,564,643, or 3.15 per 100 inhabitants. To 

 improve the breed of Japanese horses 3 studs for horse breeding, one rearing 

 farm for foals, and 15 stallion depots have been established. For providing 

 the remounts to the army there are 10 remount depots and about 3,500 year- 

 lings are annually purchased. 



The breeds of horses native to Japan have few distinguishing features. The 

 introduction of Arabs, Thoroughbreds, Anglo-Arabs, Hungarians, Anglo-Nor- 

 mans, and Hackneys is aiding in improving the native stock. Horse shows 

 and exhibitions have recently been instituted. 



[Application of an electric stimulus to animal life], T. T. Baker (Jour. 

 Roy. 8oc. Arts, 62 {1913), No. 3186, pp. 70-78, figs. 2).— An experiment is 

 reported in which the author claims that an " intensive chicken house, con- 

 sisting of 6 flats, each large enough to accommodate 75 chickens, was electrified 

 by a large helix of heavily insulated wire wound round it in turns about 6 in, 

 apart. The current was applied for 10 minutes every hour during the day. Six 

 chickens out of a total of 400 died, showing a mortality of only 1.5 per cent, 

 and the chickens were ready for market despatch in 5 weeks as against 3 

 months. 



In another instance the increase in weight of the chickens in the electrified 

 house was said to be about 35 per cent. Again " one set of chickens was 

 grown against another and the electrified chickens were only given two-thirds 

 of the food given (per chicken) to the others. After one month the weight 

 per bird was the same. ... In either case the chickens showed signs of their 

 second feathers much earlier than usual." 



The crig-in and destiny of cholesterol in the animal org-anism. — XI, The 

 cholesterol content of growing chickens under different diets, J. A. Gardner 



