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to the condition. The following local remedies were found valuable in the treat- 

 ment of this malady : (1) ^ Zinc chlorid 100.0, copper sulphate 50.0, and 

 Aq. Font. 200.0; (2) thigenol. From 2 to 4 weeks was necessary to bring about 

 a complete recovery. 



The microbe of contagious pleuro-pneumonia, Boerel et al. {Ann. Inst. 

 Pasteur, 24 (1910), No. 3, pp. 168-119, figs. 13).— The name Asterococcus 

 myco'ides is given to the organism, studies of which are here reported. The 

 authors state that it is not a spirillum or spirochete as reported by Bordet. 



The morphology of the microbe of contagious pleuro-pneumonia of cattle, 

 J. BoRDET {Ann. Inst. Pasteur, 24 {1910), No. 3, pp. 161-167, figs. 4), — The 

 author has cultivated this organism upon various media and here discusses 

 its morphology. See also a previous note (E. S. R., 23, p. 85). 



Methods for the eradication of gid, M. C. Hall {U. S, Dept. Agr., Bur. 

 Anim. Indus. Circ. 165, pp. 29, pi. 1, figs. 14). — This is a summarized account 

 of the disease of sheep caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm now known 

 as Multiceps multiceps, accounts relating to which have been previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 24, p. 87). The subject is dealt with under the headings of presence 

 of gid in the United States, losses from gid, desirability of eradication, life 

 history of the gid parasite, life history in relation to Montana conditions, symp- 

 toms of gid, and eradication of gid. 



The symptoms of gid are described as very striking and readily distinguish- 

 able in most cases. As to the possibility of eradication, it is stated that the 

 Bureau of Animal Industry is contident that this can be accomplished, but 

 only through the care and interest of sheepmen. It may be accomplished in 

 2 ways : First, by destroying the heads or at least the brains of sheep dying 

 of gid ; and second, by keeping sheep dogs and other ranch dogs free from the 

 tapeworms. Of these two steps the first is much the more important, for the 

 reason that it is much more practical and effective than the second and also 

 much easier. The heads may be destroyed by burning or by splitting the 

 skull, scooping out and chopping -up, or crushing the brains and then covering 

 them with turpentine, formaldehyde or sheep dip. Instead of killing giddy 

 sheep and destroying the brain, the more favorable cases may be operated on 

 if desired, the method of operating being here described. " Tapeworm remedies 

 should be administered to dogs at least once a year when the outbreak of gid 

 for the year is over. The medicines may be measured out in capsules. The 

 tapeworms should be destroyed by burning or burying with quicklime or sheep 

 dip." 



Epizootic papillomatous stomatitis of goats in the Congo, C. Firket {Ann. 

 MM. V6t., 59 {1910). No. 7. pp. 369-373). — An account is given of a disease 

 thought to be undescribed, which appeared in April, 1909, among goats near 

 Stanleyville in the Belgian Congo. 



Hog cholera investigations, Dammann and Stedefeder {Arch. Wiss. u. 

 Prakt. Tierheilk., 36 {1910), No. 4-5, pp. 4S2-484).—The first series of these 

 extensive tests was conducted with germ-free filtrates (extracts) of the blood 

 and organs of hogs. 



The tests show a close agreement with the findings of De Schweinitz, Dorset 

 and his coworkers Bolton and McBryde (E. S. R.. 17, p. 87), and others, 

 although there were cases in which no transmission by a filtrable virus was 

 possible. In all of the cases no Bacillus suipestifer was found in the organs. 

 The authors, however, examined another group of cases in which B. suipestifer 

 was present, with the result that they were not able to produce classical hog 

 cholera from the bacteria-free filtrates. On the other hand, by feeding and 

 injecting the bacilli intravenously typical hog cholera could be produced. 

 Natural cohabitation tests with animals infected artificially also produced the 



