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"Traite de zoologie medicale et agricole." Many of its eight hundred 

 and ninety-two figures, largely original, have been used so frequently 

 that the source of them is forgotten. Another French text, well 

 known through its English translation by Fleming, is Neumann's 

 ''Parasites and Parasitic Diseases of Domesticated Animals." It is 

 of value as a reference book, but is very much out of date, and the 

 English translation contains many careless errors. 



Of the books which might be listed as modern, one of the best-known 

 is Braun's "Tierische Parasiten des Menschen," of which the fourth 

 edition appeared in 1908. This edition was thoroughly revised and 

 brought up to date. The English translation, by Pauline Falcke, is 

 of the third edition, with considerable revision by Sambon and 

 Theobald. 



A very suggestive little volume is Braun and Liihe's "Handbook 

 of Practical Parasitology," translated by Linda Forster, (Wm. Wood 

 & Co). The discussion of sources of material and of the technique of 

 examining and preserving parasites of all kinds, makes this book one 

 which should be in every laboratory of zoology. Its consideration of 

 the Protozoa is especially detailed. 



In the line of general text-books of parasitology, the French seem 

 to be able to maintain their supremacy. Of several recent books along 

 this line we shall cite three which seem especially serviceable. 



E. Brumpt's "Precis de parasitologie," which appeared in 1910, 

 (Masson & Cie. 12 fr.), is an octavo volume of over 900 pages, with 

 683 text figures, many original, and four colored plates. Though 

 written primarily for medical students and practitioners, it is one 

 of the best available texts of human parasitology. 



Of the same type, though not quite so recent, is Neveu-Lemaire's 

 "Precis de parasitologie humaine," (Rudeval. 8 fr.), of which the 

 fourth edition, greatly revised, appeared in 1908. 



Of a much more general nature, and the most recent comprehensive 

 compendium, is Neveu-Lemaire's "Parasitologie des animaux domes- 

 tiques," (Lamarre & Cie., 1912; 16 fr.). In a volume of 1252 pages, 

 richly illustrated, the author has brought together, coordinated, and 

 presented in a clear and concise manner the latest work in his field. 

 Not only the parasitic animals, but also the plant forms, exclusive of 

 bacteria, are treated, though the part devoted to them covers only 

 182 pages. In each part, the parasites are studied in their systematic 

 order and, following each, its pathogenic role, treatment, and espe- 

 cially, prophylaxis, are considered. A feature which makes it espe- 

 cially valuable to the non-technical worker is that, at the end of each 

 important discussion are presented in a concise form, the most simple 

 procedure for microscopic diagnosis. At the end of the text there are 



