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the work of the various inspectors in different parts of Canada and of the biological 

 ial)oratory. Notes are given on hog cholera, tuberculosis, glanders, Pictou cattle 

 disease, sheep scab, cattle mange, blackleg, foot-and-mouth disease, and various 

 other diseases of domesticated animals. 



The spread of hog cholera is said to l)e partly due to ditticuUy in olitaining strict 

 observance of <juarantine regulations by railroad employees and to the tendency of 

 farmers to conceal cases of the disease. Glanders has prevailed to a serious extent. 

 During the season 313 horses were destroyed after a positive reaction from the mal- 

 lein test. The author outlines his method of quarantining incipient cases of 

 glanders, some of which recover. 



Notes are also given on the quarantine stations, car inspection, and stock yards. 



The pathologist, C. H. Higgins, presents a report on the operations of the biolog- 

 ical laboratory (pp. 93-107). This work involved a study of anthrax, tuberculosis, 

 glanders, hog cholera, hemorrhagic sei)ticemia, actinobacillosis, and Pictou cattle 

 disease. ' Reports are also presented by various other inspectors concerning the 

 prevalence of animal diseases in various parts of Canada. 



In a study of Pictou cattle disease some corroboration was obtained for the belief 

 that this disease is due to the Senecio jacobu'a. The evidence obtained in Canada, 

 however, is not considered conclusive, and arrangements have been made for an 

 extensive experiment for determining this point on a farm of 200 acres rented for 

 the purpose. 



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

 2 {1903), Xo. 3, pp. 242-244)- — The recent prolonged droughts caused an unusual 

 number of deaths among the stock on account of the scarcity of suitable forage upon 

 the range. Notes are given on the prevalence of tuberculosis, actinomycosis, and 

 swine diseases. 



Diseases of stock, W. E. Davidson {Pretoria: Government Office, 1903, pp. 12.) — 

 Copies are given of the regulations made by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Trans- 

 vaal regarding the importation and quarantine requirements for domestic animals. 

 Specific statements are made concerning rinderpest, pleuro-pneumonia, tuberculosis, 

 foot-and-mouth disease, glanders, anthrax, sheep scab, and hog cholera. 



Quarantine rules and regulations {Gen. Circ. West. Trunk Lines, No. 72, pp. 

 SO). — Copies are presented of quarantine rules and regulations of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture an<l of the various States and Territories, Mexico, and 

 Canada, in so far as these rules apply to State and interstate traffic. The circular is 

 revi.sed up to February 22, 1904. 



Canadian regulations relating- to animals' quarantine {Ottaiva: Goveimment 

 Friiiting Office, 1904, pp- lo)- — Copies are given of quarantine regulations issued by 

 the Canadian Government regarding the importation of cattle, sheep, hogs, horses, 

 mules, and other animals for the purpose of controlling the distribution of infectious 

 diseases. 



Lessons in disinfection and sterilization, F. W. Andrews {London: J. ct- A. 

 ChKrrliill, 1903, pp. 223; rev. in Public Ileullh [London'], 16 {1904), No. 6, p. 374).— 

 As explained by the subtitle, this volume, which is an expansion of a series of 

 lectures delivered to hospital nurses, j)resents an elementary course of bacteriology, 

 together with a scheme of practical experiments illustrating the sul)ject-matter. 



Experiments in burning- animal bodies in the open air, G. I. Svvetlov 

 Arch. Vet. Nank, St. Petersburg, 34 {1904), No. 3, pp. 235-253). — A commission was 

 appointed from the Russian veterinary service for the purpose of investigating the 

 feasibility of burning bodies of animals dead of contagious diseases and the best 

 methods for accomplishing this. Notes are given on the time required for complete 

 incineration of such carcasses under different conditions. 



The disposal of animal carcasses by incineration, Lothes and O. Profs 

 {Forlsclir. ]'et. IL/y., 1 {1904), No. 12, pip. 325-328). — Data are })resented showing 



