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CoRSiNi (A.). I corredini antipedieulari. [Anti-Louse Sachets.] — 

 Annali d'Igiene, Ronie, xxvii, no. 6, 30th June 1917, pp. 364-372, 

 3 figs. 

 This article supplements a previous one by Furno [see this Review, 

 Ser. B, V, p. 91] by describing the three principal kinds of anti-louse 

 sachets used in Italy. The Pellizzari type comprises a double scapulary 

 (front and back) for the neck, a waist-belt, two " anklets " fastened 

 a couple of inches above the ankles, and two small bags which the 

 wearer may pin wherever he wishes. This outfit contains 4^ oz. of 

 crude naphthaline to which 2 per cent, of creosote has been added. 

 It must not be worn next to the skin. The Pasini type includes two 

 long bands — hanging down from the shoulders and joined by two 

 homontal bands crossing the chest and the back, two wristlets and two 

 anklets. The equipment contains 5| oz. of a mixture of 1 part camphor 

 and 9 parts of either refined or commercial naphthaline. The Dacco 

 type includes six sachets, two worn on the front and back of the thorax, 

 two placed just beneath the waist and hanging by tapes from those 

 above, and two others which the wearer may place where he wishes. 

 This outfit contains 2^ oz. of the same mixture as used by Prof. Pasini. 

 It seems to be the least efficient of the three, that of Pellizzari appearing 

 to be the best, though the odour of the creosote is rather trying at 

 first. Examination of a battalion, thus equipped, showed only 5-6 

 per thousand of the men to be infested and these had either lost their 

 outfit or had refused to wear it. 



Fony6 (J.). Zur Epidemiologic und Prophylaxe des Fleckflebers. 



[The Epidemiology and Prophylaxis of Typhus.] — Wiener klinische 



Wochenschr., Vienna, xxix, nos. 42-43, 19th-26th October 1916, 



pp. 1321-1328, 1369-1372, 14 figs. 



The bulk of this paper is a review of published work on lice and their 



destruction. It is pointed out that typhus is a winter disease, as lice 



perish at a temperature of 85°-95° F. The advent of summer cannot, 



however, completely check an epidemic unless louse-destruction 



measures are carried out. 



EuGLiNG (M.). Ueber Malaria und ihre Verhutung. [Malaria and its 

 Prevention.] — Wiener klinische Wochenschr., Vienna, xxx, no. 3, 

 18th January 1917, pp. 65-68. 

 The presence of Anophelines in Bosnia, Istria, Dalmatia and in the 

 Save, Theiss and Danube regions is proved by the yearly occurrence 

 of malaria there. These mosquitos probably occur in other parts of 

 Austria-Hungary, but have not claimed attention owing to malaria 

 being rare. For instance, some years ago Anophelines were observed 

 in the flat areas near the Danube in the neighbourhood of Vienna. 

 Austrian soldiers have come in contact with malaria on the Isonzo, 

 in Volhynia and Albania, especially in the last-named field of operations, 

 and may introduce tropical malaria into regions where the tertian form 

 only has been known. A. maculipennis is the only species found in 

 Albania up to the present. Oiling is recommended as the most practical 

 anti-mosquito measure, and in this connection it is remarked that the 

 effect of oiling is to suffocate the larvae, olive oil having given the same 

 result, experimentally, as petroleum. 



