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An effective method of treatment is to draw a line across tlie top 

 of the eyes and bisect it by a transverse one ; a hole is then bored 

 in each upper angle formed by these lines, when the grubs often 

 creep out, or can be picked out with forceps or killed by injecting a 

 few ounces of a mixture composed of 1 part benzine to 4 parts water. 

 The skin is then brought over the holes and plastered "with tar and 

 soon heals. Another method consists in pouring turpentine and 

 glycerine up the nostrils, while the value of a similar treatment with 

 a mixture of 1 part gall and 6 parts milk has yet to be tested. In 

 bad cases however slaughter is the only economical method of dealing 

 with sheep infested with this pest. 



Contra os Piolhos do Porco. [Against Pig Lice.] — Chacaras e Quintaes, 

 S. Paulo, xvii, no. 1, 15th January 1918, pp. 13-15. 



The following mixture is recommended against lice infesting pigs ; 

 35 oz of oil (any kind), 17| oz. of kerosene and 8f oz. of turpentine, 

 with enough hot water added to fill a kerosene tin. Larger quantities 

 may be prepared for use in a dipping tank. A North American 

 invention, designed to make the animals smear themselves with an 

 oily insecticide, is described and figured. It consists of a firmly 

 anchored post against which the pigs can rub themselves. At the 

 top of the post there is a tank filled with the insecticide and fitted 

 with valves which the action of rubbing opens. One of these machines 

 is sufficient for 250 pigs. The necessity for also disinfecting the 

 styes is emphasised. 



Leneveu ( — ). L'Uremie d'Origine acarienne chez le Cheval. [Uraemia 

 in the Horse due to Ac&n.] Rec. Med. Vet., Alfort, xciii, no. 17, 

 15th September 1917, pp. 477-481. 



This is a report of a case of uraemia in a horse directly due to 

 dermatosis caused by Acari, 



Railliet ( — ) & Henry ( — ). Un nouveau Foyer de Gale sarcoptique 

 {Sarcoptes scabiei) du Lapin. [A new Focus of Sarcoptic Mange 

 of the Rabbit.]— 7?ec. Med. Vet, Alfort, xciii, no. 22 (Annexe), 

 30th November 1917, pp. 4I56-441. 



In September 1917 considerable mortality among both domestic 

 and wild rabbits in the department of Var led to the discovery that 

 they were suffering from psoroptic otacariasis and from sarcoptic 

 mange affecting the head and feet. Sarcoptic mange, due to Sarcoptes 

 scabiei var. cimicuU, is rare in the rabbit, in which the usual form is 

 caused by Nofoedres cati var. cuniculi. Treatment of tame animals 

 is easy, though much washing and bathing must be avoided. The 

 fur on infested parts must be cut and black soap rubbed in. After 

 a Hmited wash the places must be well dried and a suitable ointment 

 applied. A mixture of 5 parts essence of caraway and 100 parts 

 vaseline, or an ointment containing 4-5 per cent, cresyl, may be used. 

 If the hind feet are smeared with it, the rabbits will rub in the oint- 

 ment when scratching themselves. 



