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of experimental animals were drawn aljout 14 hours after giving a lethal dose of 

 ricin. Immediate changes were found to have been produced in the relative pro- 

 portion of the small lymphocytes, the large lymphocytes with round nuclei, poly- 

 nuclear (-ells, and eosinophilous cells. The marrow of hollow bones, the liver, and 

 kidneys were also examined under the microscope, and detailed descriptions are 

 given of the changes in their miscroscopic structure under the influence of ricin 

 poisoning. 



Treatment of infectious diarrhea of calves with tannoform, ScntJNHOPK 

 (Birllii. Ttcrdrztl. ]Vrlnts<'lir., 1900, Xo. U. pp. 101, 102).— T\w author reports that a 

 treatment of young calves with calomel and tannoform gave good results in prevent- 

 ing the appearance of this disease. 



Husk or hoose in calves, M. J. Cleary {Irish Agr. Organization Soc. Leaflet 9, 

 J). I). — An account of the etiology and treatment of verminous bronchitis. 



Public inoculation ag-ainst hog cholera in Wiirtemberg, Reixhardt {Deut. 

 Thierarztl. Vi'clni.^chr., 8 {1900), No. IS, pp. 109, 110). — A statistical account of the 

 number of animals inoculated, the quantity of inoculation material used for each 

 animal, and the jirice charged for the operation. 



The preparation of a swine-plague serum, W. Niebel {Deut. Thierdrztl. 

 Wclimrl,,:, •S' (190fJ), Xo. 10, p. 83). 



Hydrophobia in the horse, C. W. Eddy {Agr. Student, 6 {1900), Xo. 6, pp. 113- 

 115) .■ — Brief notes on the symptoms of this disease. 



Rabies in the District of Columbia, D. E. Salmon ( V. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau oj 

 Animal Industry Circ. 30, pp. 15). — A controversial article in reply to certain criticisms 

 upon the action of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia in issuing a muz- 

 zling order to prevent the spread of rabies. The circular is for the most part 

 occupied in establishing the proposition that rabies is a real disease. 



The clinical diagnosis of rabies, Peter {Berlin. Tierdrztl. WcJmsehr., 1900, Xo. 

 12, pp. 133-136). — A report of detailed observations on the relative frequency and 

 value of various clinical symptoms in the diagnosis of rabies. 



The lesions of rabies in dogs and post-mortem diagnosis of this disease, 

 O. Hebraxt {Ann. Med. Vet., 49 {1900), Xo. 2, pp. 76-81). — The most constant lesions 

 of this disease in dogs are found in the peripheral cerebro-spinal and sympathetic 

 ganglia, and consist in an atrophy, invasion, destruction of the nerve cells, and 

 formation of neomorph cells which appear between the nerve cells and their epi- 

 thelial capsule. 



Fowl cholera, H. de Courcy {Irish Agr. Organization Soe. Leaflet 7, p. 1). — Popu- 

 lar notes on the nature and treatment of this disease. 



Concerning diphtheria of birds, P. Cagny {Rec. Med. Vet., Paris, 8. ser., 7 {1900), 

 Xo. 4, pp. 83-8.5). — Brief notes on the relationship between fowl diphtheria and 

 diphtheria of man. 



Report of the bacteriological department, M. N. Ross ( Ontario Agr. Col. and 

 E.I jit. Farm Rpt. 1899, ]>p. 9-J-96). — The author made a stud}' of the roup of chickens. 

 A number of experiments were conducted in inoculating chickens suffering from this 

 disease with antidiphtheria serum. Only 1 chicken recovered as a result of the 

 inoculati(jn, and it was doubtful whether this recovery was due to the serum or to the 

 good care given the fowls. The author reports a number of cases of mycosis in fowls, 

 and discusses the nature, cause, and methods of treatment of this disease. 



Regulations for the control of contagious diseases of live stock, C. Curtice 

 {North Carolina Dept. Agr., Biol. Div., 1900, pp. 32, map 1). — This pamphlet contains 

 copies of the various regulations of the State regarding quarantine and the control 

 of contagious diseases in live stock, together with suggestions regarding the burial of 

 carcasses, the de.struction of cattle ticks, and the treatment of tick fever. 



