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of tuberculosis in the State. During the progress of this work 898 cattle were con- 

 demned, killed, and indemnities paid to the owners. A few experiments were made 

 bearing upon the question of identity of human and bovine tuberculosis. These exper- 

 iments were made by Dr. Theobald Smith. Four young cattle were inoculated with 

 tubercle bacilli of human and bovine origin. The autopsies indicated that the dis- 

 ease in the animals which were inoculated by bacilli of apparently bovine origin 

 was much more virulent than in the others. The experiments, while not completed, 

 indicated that the disease in children from which tubercle bacilli were obtained was 

 of bovine origin. A number of cases of actinomycosis is reported. 



An elaborate review is recorded of the outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease 

 which has recently prevailed in Massachusetts and neighboring States. In the war- 

 fare which was waged for the eradication of this plague the Massachusetts cattle 

 bureau cooperated with this Department. Copies are presented of the various orders 

 which were issued by the cattle bureau and by the Bureau of Animal Industry. The 

 number of animals killed by the Bureau of Animal Industry was 1,848, and the indem- 

 nity paid for these animals was 162,050.25. This indemity was estimated at 70 per 

 cent of the value of the cattle killed. A few cases of Texas fever occurred at Welles- 

 ley, the animals having been imported from Michigan. No outbreak of anthrax was 

 reported, but a few cases of blackleg occurred. 



Considerable attention is devoted to a discussion of the problem of glanders in 

 Massachusetts. This disease appears to be on the increase in spite of all the efforts 

 which are being put forth to control it. It is estimated that the annual loss in the 

 State from this disease is about $60,000. The total number of cases on record is 

 1,027, which is an increase of more than 100 over the number reported for the 

 previous year. Mallein has been used more extensively than ever in the identifica- 

 tion of the disease. Brief notes are also presented on contagious diseases of swine, 

 nodular disease of sheep, stomach worms in sheep, and rabies. 



Governmental protection against animal plagues, B. Plehn {Der staatllche 

 Schutz gegen Viehseuchen. Berlin: August Hirsdiivald, 1903, pp. 549). — In this volume 

 the author has brought together copies of German laws and regulations regarding the 

 control and eradication of rinderpest, swine plague, influenza of horses, and other 

 dangerous contagious diseases of domesticated animals, together with a discussion of 

 the importance and effects of these laws. Reference to the various subjects discussed 

 in the laws is made easy by the addition of a detailed index. In an appendix to the 

 volume, Froehner gives an account of the nature, symptoms, and treatment of the 

 various diseases mentioned in the German laws. 



Some diseases of cattle, C. A. Gary and F. G. Matthews {Alabama College Sta. 

 Bui. 125, i:)p. 105-168, figs. 15). — Notes are given on the nature, symptoms, and eco- 

 nomic importance of cow pox, varicella, furunculosis, obstructions to the flow of milk, 

 dysentery in young animals, acute indigestion in cattle, abortion, milk fever, and 

 mammitis. Feeding experiments were made with Kalmia lafifolia. A cow, a calf, and 

 one horse were fed various quantities of the leaves of this jjlant, and all of the animals 

 manifested decided symptoms of poisoning. The symptoms included an increase in 

 the rate of pulse and respiration, together with disturbances of temperature and mus- 

 cular convulsion. Whisky is recommended as a stimulant in cases of poisoning 

 from this plant, and Epsom salts as a purgative. Similar symptoms were produced 

 as a result of eating the leaves of ^Esculus pavia. Brief notes are given on poisonous 

 plants which contain hydrocyanic acid. These plants include various species of the 

 genus Prunus, as well as sorghum. A number of cases of poisoning are reported 

 from Alabama. Phytolacca decamlra is said to produce symptoms of poisoning, w hich 

 include chills, fever, and headache. When applied to the skin a decoction of this 

 plant acted as a blister. 



Extensive experiments in the antiseptic treatment of aborting cows indicated that 

 this method is of little avail in the control of abortion. It is suggested that the bac- 



