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from animal sera, and of the use of bactericiilal immune sera, agglntinatin<^ sera, 

 antitoxic an<i jjrecipitating sera. 



Organotherapy, E. Joest {Ztschr. Thiermed., 7 {1903), No. 1, pp. 17-40).— A gen- 

 eral outline of the essential features of this method of treatment and of the results 

 which have been obtained from its application in various diseases. The literature 

 of the subject is critically discussed. Special attention is called to the use of extracts 

 from the thyroid glands, reproductive organs, pancreas, and suprarenal bodies. The 

 author believes that work thus far accomplished in this field of medicine has shown 

 that there is an interdependence between the whole organism and different kinds of 

 cellular tissue and that each kind of tissue performs a function which is of direct 

 benefit to all other kinds of tissue. It has also been shown that certain functions 

 may be much stimulated by the artificial introduction of extracts prepared from 

 certain organs of the same or different species in the treatment of certain diseases. 



The first Pan-Russian congress of veterinarians in St. Petersburg (Arch. 

 Vet. Xauk, St. Petersburg, S3 {1903), No. 1, pp. 1-25). — This congress held its meet- 

 ings in St. Petersburg January 3-12, 1903. An organization committee had been 

 working toward this end for the past year and succeeded in bringing together a con- 

 siderable number of veterinarians, by whom a scientific and social programme was 

 presented. The good wishes of the Czar were presented to the congress by Prince 

 Constantinovich. The purpose of the meetings was outlined by the chairman of the 

 organization committee, and a number of papers were read, among which the fol- 

 lowing may be mentioned: A Short Historical Account of Veterinary Work in Russia, 

 by A. P. Otapenko; The Present Status of the Question of Tuberculosis, and the 

 Relationship between Human and Bovine Tuberculosis, N. N. Mari; and The His- 

 tory of the Development of the Tubercle, Its Morphology and Biology, by K. Z. 

 Kleptzov. 



Reports of inspectors of stock for year ended March 31, 1902, T. A. Fraser 

 ET AL. {Ne^v Zealand Dept. Agr. Rpt. 1902, pp. 1-98, ph. 4)- — As usual in these reports 

 of inspectors, detailed notes are given on the numbers of animals in the different 

 parts of New Zealand, the condition of the pastures, and the prevalence of animal 

 diseases. Brief accounts are also presented of the injuries to agriculture by birds 

 and rabbits. 



Report of the chief inspector of stock, J. R. Weir {.Tour. Dept. Agr. Victoria, 

 1 {1902), No. 8, pp. 774-784). — Notes on the condition of stock and the prevalent 

 diseases in various parts of Victoria. The diseases noted by the various inspectors 

 include pleuro-pneumonia, tuberculosis, actinomycosis, anthrax, "yambuk dis- 

 ease," etc. 



Report of the spaying expert, D. Wilson {.Tour. Dept. Agr. Victoria, 1 {1902), 

 No. 8, pp. 819-821). — In a total of 4,868 animals spayed by the author the loss 

 amounted to 1 per cent. Spaying is recommended for good milch cows after they 

 reach an age of 9 or 10 years. Notes are also given on caponizing of poultry and 

 castration of other animals. 



The occurrence of bacteria in the lungs and bronchial glands of live 

 animals, U. Quensel {Ztschr. Hyg. u. Infectionstrank., 40 (1902), No. 3, pp. 505-521). — 

 The author's observations were made on sheep, calves, horses, and hogs killed in 

 abattoirs and passed as healthy after inspection. The lungs were examined from 16 

 calves, 15 sheep, 5 horses, and 6 hogs, and detailed notes are given on the organisms 

 found in the lungs and bronchial glands. A considerable variety of bacteria were 

 isolated from these organs and the author (!oncludes that the majority of these 

 organisms were present in the lungs during life and during a healthy condition of 

 the animals. It is believed that these organisms are nearly if not quite always 

 present, although in small numbers, in the lungs of healthy animals. Similar con- 

 clusions are drawn with regard to the bronchial glands, in which various organisms 

 were found during a normally healthy condition of the animal. 



