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acid food materials preserved in tin utensils or otlier receptacles soldered with 

 lead preparation may ultimately dissolve and contain some lead. In the case 

 under discussion, however, it was not certain that the poisonous effects were 

 not partly due to ptomaine poisoning since there was a* large amount of frag- 

 ments of lobster, crabs, oystei-s, and fish in the swill. 



The horse: Ailments and accidents, F. T. Barton (PMladelpMa, Pa., 1908, 

 pp. 192). — The purpose of this volume is to supply the amateur horse raiser 

 with information regarding the common ailments and accidents which affect the 

 horse and to indicate the symptoms and nature of serious diseases which 

 require the service of a trained veterinarian. 



Cutaneous and conjunctival reaction in glanders, Dietrich (Arch. Wiss. u. 

 Prakt. Ticrhcilk., 3't {1908), No. 3, pp. 2 '/6-257).— Neither the cutaneous nor con- 

 junctival method of applying mallein gave the correct indication in the case of 

 10 glanderous and 6 healthy guinea pigs. With glanderous horses the conjunc- 

 tival reaction was positive in only 46 per cent and the cutaneous reaction was 

 negative in every instance. Neither of these methods of applying mallein is 

 considered reliable. 



Mallein reaction, Miessneb (ArcJi. Wiss. u. Prakt. Tierheilk., S.'t {1908), No. 

 3, pp. 233-2^5). — In experiments carried on by the author it was found that in 

 certain cases healthy horses react to mallein and that sometimes glanderous 

 horses do not react. Mallein is, therefore, considered an unreliable diagnostic 

 reagent. A reaction is considered reliable if the elevation of temperature is 2° 

 C. or more and if other local and general symptoms of reaction appear. An in- 

 jection of mallein into a healthy horse has no effect upon a subsequent injec- 

 tion, but in case of diseased horses it reduces the intensity of the second 

 reaction. 



Intratracheal injection of iodin for joint-ill in foals, W. Lothian {Vet. 

 Rec, 20 (1908), No. 1034, PP- '<'77, 778). — Very satisfactory results are reported 

 in treating joint-ill in foals by intratracheal injection of 3 drams of a solution 

 containing 24 grains of iodin and 5 grains of iodid of potash to the ounce of 

 water. The injection is repeated daily for 2 or 3 days and then every other 

 day until decided improvement is manifest. As a rule, 5 or 6 injections are 

 sufficient. 



A preliminary report on the so-called cerebro-spinal meningitis of horses, 

 H. J. Milks (Louisiana Stas. Bui. 106, pp. 3-17, pJs. -'/). — This disease was 

 prevalent in certain parts of the State durhig the fall of 1906 and the summer 

 of 1907. It was not confined to any particular locality, occurring in lowlands 

 and in the hill and bluff districts. Animals of all ages were attacked and- 

 horses apparently more than mules, and cases appearing in rather widely 

 separated localities. An account is given of the symptoms and post-mortem 

 appearance. Inoculations of rabbits, guinea pigs, and of a horse were made, but 

 none of the animals showed any effect therefrom. The cause of the disease or 

 of its infective nature was not determined by the investigations. No micro- 

 organism was encountered that would account for the disease. It is stated 

 that if the statements made by different owners regarding materials consumed 

 by different animals be accepted as accurate, the theory of food contamination 

 does not seem well founded. However, until the exact nature of the agent pro- 

 ducing the disease, as well as a possible remedy, has been discovered, it is 

 recommended that upon first symptoms the feeding materials be changed. 

 References to literature are given. 



A new method of vaccination against strangles, L. Baruchello (Rev. G6n. 

 MM. va., 11 (1908), No. 129, pp. J, 97 -5 09). —The methods which have been 

 commonly used in vaccinating horses against strangles are critically reviewed 

 by the author. 



