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Ichtliargan and its use in veterinary medicine, Muller {Berlin. Tierarztl. 

 Wchiisclir., 1003, No. 24, pp. SSo-SSS) . -~lL:\\e author employed this remedy first in the 

 treatment of inieumonia in horses. The remedy was appUed in a 3 per cent aqueous 

 sohition intratracheally, and caused a rapid improvement in all the animals treated 

 within a very short time. Good results were also obtained in the use of Ichthargan 

 in the treatment of angina in horses, malignant cartarrhal fever in cattle, and swine 

 plague. The use of this drug in the treatment of periodical ophthalmia was without 

 good results. 



The therapeutic use of Ichthargan, R. Eberhardt {Berlin. Tierarztl. Wchnschr., 

 1903, Xo. 21, pp. 337-343). — This drug was used by the author in the treatment of a 

 number of skin diseases as well as in 7 cases of influenza. In the treatment of eczema- 

 tous skin diseases of the horse and herpes tonsurans of cattle excellent results were 

 obtained by the use of Ichthargan. In all the cases of influenza the drug caused 

 the low^ering of the temperature almost to the normal, and when the temperature 

 rose again on the succeeding days it was readily controlled by the intratracheal appli 

 cation of Ichthargan. 



The value of Crede's silver preparation in the treatment of morbus macu- 

 losus in the horse, O. FErricK {Dent. Tierarztl. Wclniscltr., 11 {1903), Nos. 34, pp. 

 317-320; 35, pp. 325-328). — The author reviews in a critical manner the literature of 

 this subject and gives a detailed account of the use of colloidal silver in the treatment 

 of 16 cases of morbus maculosus. It was found that even while this remedy was 

 applied during the early stages of the disease, the symptoms became worse and the 

 disease ended fatally in a large percentage of cases. In some cases the swellings were 

 somewhat reduced and the j^etechite became paler, but the same results were observed 

 not only in cases where colloidal silver was not used, but even when no treatment 

 whatever was administered. The author concludes therefore that colloidal silver ia 

 not a specific for morbus maculosus. 



Composition of some prominent veterinary proprietary remedies, S. Avery 

 {Agriculture [Nebraska], 2 {1903), No. 9, pp. 16-19). — A numl)er of proprietary 

 remedies used as dips and for preventing the attack of flies, curing hog cholera, etc., 

 were analyzed. All of these remedies are sold at prices much higher than the actual 

 cost of materials requires. A number of them were found to be quite ineffective. 



The nuisance of patent medicines, J. Schmidt {Deut. Tierarztl. Wchnschr., 11 

 {1903), Nos. 43, pp. 401-403; 44, pp. 409-411). — A list is presented of a large number 

 of proprietary medicines, together with brief notes on the unfounded claims which 

 are made by the manufacturers regarding the efiicacy of these medicines. In the 

 control of this nuisance the author believes that the first necessary step is the proper 

 information of the public regarding the worthlessness of such remedies, and the 

 passage of laws forbidding their sale. Such a law has already been adopted in 

 Bavaria. 



Hog- cholera, N. S. Mayo {Industrialist, 30 {1903), No. 8, pp. i^O-i^;?).— Attention 

 is called to the great economic importance of hog cholera throughout the corn-raising 

 section of the country. At least 3 contagious diseases are commonly referred to as 

 hog cholera. In Kansas a law has been passed requiring owners to bury or burn 

 within 24 hours all hogs that have died of hog cholera. 



Observations on swine erysipelas, swine plague, and hog cholera, Trager 

 {Berlin. Tierihizl. Wchnsclir., 1903, No. 25, pp. 394-403). — Swine erysipelas is said to be 

 on the increase in various parts of Germany and some evidence of increase has been 

 obtained for swine plague and hog cholera. The number of animals vaccinated for 

 the prevention of these diseases has greatly increased during the past few years and 

 the results of such vaccinations are highly satisfactor}^ In the control of contagious 

 diseases of hogs the author believes that compulsory notification occupies an impor- 

 tant place, and attention is also called to the necessity of more strict measures of 



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