188 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



slieei) raisers gave up the use of liuic and suli)liur in favor of arsenical and 

 carbolic dips. 



Arsenical dips when properly prepared are claimed to he very efficient scab 

 remedies and also act as a stimulant to the wool. In the arsenical dips at pres- 

 ent used care is exercised to prevent any astringent or caustic i)roperties. It is 

 held that the good effect of arsenical dips upon the quality of the fleece is 

 proved by the high prices which are i)aid for wool from sheep treated in this 

 manner. Carbolic dips are also effective, but the action of the dip does not 

 persist as long as is the case with arsenical dips. 



Bacillus pseudotuberculosis in hogs, Seres and Guillaume (Rev. Gen. M6d. 

 Yet., 11 {li)OS), A'o. 1^3, [)[}. 121-131). — Bacillus pseudotuhcreuJosifi is known to 

 have a wide distribution and to cause more or less serious disease in liorses, 

 cattle, sheep, and various laboratory animals. According to the authors, how- 

 ever, it has not previously been reported in hogs. A number of cases have been 

 observed by them in abattoirs, but the symptoms of the disease during life have 

 not been studied. In one case it was reported that a hog had symptoms similar 

 to those of rachitis. The characteristic lesions of B. pseudot uhcrculosis were 

 observed in various parts of the body, and cultures were obtained which I'epro- 

 duced the disease in guinea pigs. 



The hygiene and internal diseases of the horse, L. Morisot {U Hygiene et 

 les Maladies interne du Cheval. Paris, 1907, pp. .'il2, figs. Ifi)). — The present 

 treatise on the hygiene and diseases of the horse is written from the standpoint 

 of the practitioner, especially the army veterinarian in the field service. The 

 volume includes an account of the general principles of hygiene as applied to 

 the horse and of tlie common diseases to which the horse is subject, these being 

 arranged under the organs or parts affected. Special chapters are also devoted 

 to contagious diseases and to the problem of disinfection. 



Seborrheic eczema in horses, H. Bang {Maanedskr. Dyrlceger, 19 (1907), \o. 

 S, pp. 303-317). — The literature relating to this form of eczema is critically 

 reviewed. The author made a careful study of one case in which the disease 

 was found to consist in a pathological inflammation of the oil glands of the 

 skin. The sweat glands were not affected. In some of the diseased oil glands a 

 leucocytosis was ol)served, but it is believed that this condition was secondary. 



Ophthalmo-reaction in glanders, A. Wladimiroff (Berlin. Tlcriirztl. 

 Wchnschr., 1908, No. 3, pp. 50-52). — As a result of his experience in this method 

 of testing for glanders, the author comes to the conclusion that in large herds 

 of horses the ophthalmo-reaction furnishes a means of quickly eliminating the 

 animals which are beyond suspicion. It is held that all animals which do not 

 leact may be considered as healthy and do not require a subcutaneous injection 

 of mallein. A considerable expense is thus saved and the work of eradicating 

 glanders from a herd of horses is rendered more easy. 



Hepatic hemorrhage as a result of amyloid degeneration in horses, E. 

 NoYER (i'ber Lcberblutungen infnlge Aniylolddegencratlon helm Pfcrd. Innug. 

 Diss. Univ. Bern, 1907, pp. 47). — The literature relating to this subject is critic- 

 ally discussed in connection with bibliographical, references. The author had 

 opportunity to follow the clinical history of 8 cases of amyloid degeneration of 

 the liver. These cases all occurred in horses which were used for the prepara- 

 tion of diphtheria antitoxin and the disease appears to be connected with this 

 process. The length of time required for the development of experimental 

 amyloid degeneration has not thus far been determined. 



The etiology of fowl plague, S. Prowazek (Mlinehen. Med. Wchnschr., 55 

 (1908), No. .}, pp. 165, 166, figs. 2). — According to the investigations of a number 

 of authors the virus of fowl plague must be considered as ultramicroscopic. It 



