408 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The animals wliit'li were inflated with air failed to react toward tlie end of the 

 experiment and seemed to be benefited by the treatment more than those which re- 

 ceived oxj-gen. The results obtained in these experiments, however, are not con- 

 sidered as sufficient for drawin<j general conclusions regarding the value of this 

 method <>f treatment. 



The fight against tuberculosis in the Australian Colonies and New Zea- 

 land, J. P. D. Leahy ( Trmts. and Pror. New Zealand Inxf., 35 [WOJ), pp. 220-225). — 

 The usual means of distribution of tubercle bacilli are briefly mentioned and notes 

 are given on the legislative and sanitary work which has been done in controlling 

 this disease in the various Australian colonies and in New Zealand. The legislation 

 with regard to meat and milk of tuberculous animals is considered as quite defective. 



The etiology and treatment of tetanus, E. Thierry {Jour. Agr. Prat., n. ner., 

 6 {1903), Xo. 30, p. J 27). — Notes are given on the tetanus bacillus and on methods 

 which have been tested in devising a cure for tetanus. In cases where the mastica- 

 tory muscles are not affected the animal usually recovers, while the majority of cases 

 in which these muscles are attacked ultimately die. Favorable results are obtained 

 in some cases from the use of a chloral or belladona ointment applied to the muscles 

 of mastication. 



T-wo cases of tetanus, T. A. Kk.\gness {^Imer. Vd. Rev., 26 {1903), Xo. 11, prp. 

 1060-1062).— The author reports success in treating 2 cases of tetanus without 

 recourse to the serum method. Calomel and fluid extract of gelsemium were admin- 

 istered, followed by anodynes, enemas, and other symptomatic treatment. 



Plague in domestic animals, J. Caxtlie {BvUixh Med. Jour., 1903, Xo. 2230, pp. 

 715, 716). — Attention is called to the fact that a considerable number of domestic 

 animals are subject to plague and that the disease may exist in them for a consider- 

 able time without developing any pronounced symptoms. After infection turkeys 

 may live 44 days, ducks 54, geese 35, sheep 34, and other animals may also resist the 

 action of the disease for long periods. The prophylaxis of plague is therefore believed 

 to be a more difficult matter than has been assumed, and will in the author's opinion 

 remain so until a method has been devised for diagnosing plague in its early stages 

 in the domestic animals. 



A disease of cattle as seen in south-central Nebraska during 1899 and 

 1900, A. BosTKOM {Aiiter. Vet. Per., 27 (1903), Xo. 4, pp. 331,332).— X description 

 is given of a disease which appears suddenly and affects about 10 per cent of the 

 herd. A stiffness is noticed at first, combined with an appearance of lesions in the 

 mouth, and sore eyes. The sucking calves of affected cows did not take the disease. 

 The course of the disease is from 2 to 3 weeks, and the rate of mortality is about 2 

 per cent. The author is uncertain as to the nature of this disease, but believes it to 

 be contagious. 



Common ailments of breeding cattle, C. L. Willoughby {Georgia Sta. Bui. 60, 

 pp. 44, figs. 16). — The purpose of this bulletin is to present in a popular and conven- 

 ient form an account of the more important diseases to which cattle are subject, 

 together with a discussion of the most efficient remedies. The subjects discussed 

 include breeding, pregnancy, abortion, parturition, j^arturient paresis, uterine diseases, 

 affections of the udder, l)loating, and impaction. 



An account is given of the causes of barrenness, and brief notes are presented on 

 the more important farm medicines and the methods of administering them. In the 

 treatment of jiarturient paresis success was had in 2 cases from the application of 

 Schmidt's method. In a discussion of the various diseases many practical sugges- 

 tions are made which can be readily utilized to good advantage by the farmer and^ 

 dairyman. 



Milk fever, abortion, diarrhea {Jersey cattle, their feeding and management. Lon- 

 don: Vinton d- Co., Ltd., 1903, 2. ed., pp. 29-73). — A detailed account is given of the 

 symptoms and treatment of these diseases. A number of members of the English 



