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VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Manual of tropical medicine, A. Castellani and A. J. Chalmers (London, 

 1910, pp. XXIII+12J'i2, pis. U, figs. 313; rev. in Jour. Trap. Med. and Hijg. 

 [London^, 13 {1910), No. 11, pp. 173, i7//).— This work on tropical medicine is 

 divided into 3 parts: (1) Introduction (pp. 1-S2), (2) the causation of disease 

 in the tropics (pp. 85-628), and (3) the diseases of the tropics (pp. 631-1165). 

 Subject matter and author indexes are appended. 



Tropical medicine and hygiene (London, 1909, pt. 1, pp. IV+26Ji, pis. 2, 

 figs. 62; 1910, pt. 2, pp. VIII+283, pi. 1, figs. 98).— The first volume, devoted 

 to diseases due to protozoa, is by C. W. Daniels and E. Wilkinson. The second 

 volume, devoted to diseases due to metazoa, is by C. W. Daniels and includes a 

 chapter by A. Alcock on snakes. 



A compend of parasitology, B. Brumpt (Precis dc Parasitologic. Paris, 

 1910, pp. XXII+915+32, pis. J,, figs. 683),— Part 1 of this work is devoted to 

 the animal parasites and part 2 (pp. 683-890) to the vegetable parasites. 



Sixteenth, semiannual report of the chief of the cattle bureau, A. Peters 

 (Agr. of Mass., 57 (1909), pp. 131-163). — The diseases the occurrence of which 

 is here recorded include rabies, glanders, tuberculosis, and others. Under the 

 heading of meat inspection the importance of a rigid state inspection is em- 

 phasized. 



Beport of proceedings under the diseases of animals acts for the year 

 1909 (Dcpt. Agr. and Tech. Instr. Ireland, Rpt. Diseases Anini., 1909, pp. 79. 

 pis. 2, dgnvs. 2, map 1). — The chief inspector of the veterinary branch, M. 

 Hedley, presents a special report on hog cholera and other diseases of animals 

 in the island in 1909 with maps, diagrams, and photographs (pp. 11-31), and 

 the superintendent of transit of the veterinary branch. D. S. Prentice, a special 

 report on the transit of animals (pp. 32^1). Statistical and other data are 

 given in the appendixes. 



Report of the chief veterinary surgeon for the year 1909, J. D. Borthwick 

 (R2)t. Dept. Agr. Cape Good Hope, 1909, pp. 35-46). — The occurrence during 

 the year of important diseases, including anthrax, epizootic ■ lymphangitis, 

 glanders, lung sickness, redwater, scabies, quarter evil, tuberculosis, and East 

 Coast fever, is reported. 



[Veterinary reports], A. Grist et al. (Dept. Agr. Orange River Colony, Ann. 

 Rpt., 5 (1908-9), pp. 75-106, pi. 1). — The occurrence of diseases of stock in 

 Orange River Colony during the year ended June 30, 1909, is reported upon. 



Annual report of the civil veterinary department, United Provinces, for 

 the year ending March 31, 1910 (Ann. Rpt. Civ. Vet. Dept. United Prov., 

 1910, pp. 21). — Brief accounts of the occurrence of disease are included in this 

 report. 



Experimental and clinical hypersensitiveness (anaphylaxis), E. Moro 

 (Ergeb. Allg. Path. Mensch. ii. Tiere, l.'t (1910), pt. 1, pp. 7/29-593).— This is 

 an extensive review of practically all of the clinical observations and experi- 

 mental work done in regard to anaphylaxis. 



A large bibliography is appended. 



The error in differential leucocyte counting, F. M. Barnes, Jr. (Folia 

 Haematol., 9 (1910), No. 1, pp. 87-93; abs. i/n Zenibl. Gesani. Physiol, u. Path. 

 Stoffwechsels, n. ser., 5 (1910), No. 18, p. 704). — This is a comparative study 

 of various microscopic preparations with Ehrlich's triacid and Hastings' (modi- 

 fication of Romanowski's method) stain. The results favor the Hastings 

 method. 



The value of collodion membranes as filters, Edna Steinhardt (Jour. 

 Infect. Diseases, 7 (1910), No. 5, pp. 675-679). — Dilute diphtheria toxin was 



