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of oew-born calves and other animals. Subcutaneous inoculation of the micro- 

 organism even in large doses in calves produced only local Inflammatory swell 

 [ngs with no constitutional disturbance. Pigs fed and inoculated subcutane- 

 ously with the cultures failed to develop any pronounced symptoms of the 

 disease, while intravenous Inoculation caused acute constitutional symptoms 

 with higb temperature. 



Reports of inspectors of stock for the year ended March 31, 1905, B. <i.ii- 

 ton et ai.. (New Zeal. Dept. Agr. Ann. Rpt., 13 (1005), pp. 92 126). — Note- are 

 given on the number of domestic animals in various Inspection districts of New 

 Zealand and also on the state of the health of animals, with particular reference 

 to the more important diseases, especially contagious abortion, maminitis, 

 sheep seah. tuberculosis, etc. 



Diseases of the bone and phosphates in the feed, L. GRANDEAD (Jour. Agr. 

 Prat., n. ser., 9 I 1905), Vo. 28, pp. 726, 121). — Attention is called to the variation 

 in the content of phosphoric acid in various food materials and to the relation- 

 ship between weakness and disease of the hone and the relative scarcity of 

 phosphoric acid in the food, in general the results of various investigators 

 Indicate that the weak condition of the hones of domesticated animals may 

 frequently be attributed to a lack of phosphoric acid in their food. 



Comparative study of different forms of tuberculosis, S. ABLOING (Jour. 

 \l< <i. i rt. 1 1 Zdotech., 56 I 1905 >. Dec., pp. 105-121 i.— This article is a report pre- 

 sented by the author at the recent International Congress of Tuberculosis in 

 Paris, and the report is accompanied by short statements by Kossel and 

 Ravenel. 



The author, on the basis of his investigations, has been led to the conclusion 

 thai the differences between various races of tubercle bacilli coming from dif- 

 ferent animals and man are slighl as compared with their points of resem- 

 blance. This variation is. therefore, looked upon as a mere biological function 

 of the tubercle bacillus. The various types of tubercle bacilli recognized by 

 different bacteriologists are considered as varieties of the same species. As an 

 argument in favor of this position, the author states that all varieties of tuber- 

 cle bacilli are agglutinated by serum from tuberculous animals or human beings. 



It is concluded, therefore, that human and bovine tuberculosis are of the same 

 nature and intertransmissihle. It is necessary to protect human beings from 

 infection through tuberculous meat and milk, and also to protect animals from 

 human tuberculous patients. Kossel. in his report, calls attention to the differ- 

 ences between the human and bovine type of tubercle bacillus and maintains 

 that bovine tuberculosis is due exclusively to the bovine form of the bacillus. 

 Pigs are susceptible to both forms, and man may become infected by tuberculous 

 meat, hut more frequently by the milk of tuberculous cows. Ravenel states 

 that the bovine tubercle bacillus may gain entrance to man and cause tubercu- 

 lous lesions. In general, the human bacillus is much less virulent than the 

 bovine form. 



Studies on tuberculosis, II, A. Koppen (Ztschr. Uyg. u. Infectionskrank., '>,! 

 (1905), No. /. />/>. /// t28).- The literature relating to the various toxins ob- 

 tained from the tubercle bacillus is briefly reviewed in connection with a bibli- 

 ography. The peculiar growth of tubercle bacilli on bouillon is described and 

 is attributed to the fact that the bacteria acquire an abundance of nutriment 

 for their rapid growth, and. therefore, the layer of the organisms shows folds 

 when it reaches the sides of the test tuhes. 



A struggle with tuberculosis in domestic animals, B. DJHELYl (-lour. Corn- 

 par. Path, and Ther., t8 (1905), No. ). in>- 299-811). — in Hungary, tuberculosis 

 is said to he comparatively rare in horses, sheep, aud bogs. 



