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5. Hence there is a direct connection between eczema of 

 the eyes and of other parts of the body. 



6. With a similar etiolog-y of corneal ulcers, those 

 ulcers situated in the central parts of the cornea are much 

 more unfavorable in prognosis than those elsewhere, as 

 there is almost always inflammation of the iris and the 

 ciliary body present. 



Micro-Organisms in the Blood of Scarlatina. — Dr. 



Crajkowski secured blood from scarlatina patients by a 

 needle prick of the ear, and from it made cultures and 

 cover-g-lass preparations (University Medical Magazine). 

 The culture media used were g-lycerin ag-ar, agar with 

 haimatog-en, blood serum, g-elatin, bouillon, serous trans- 

 udate from the peritoneum and from the tunica vag^inalis 

 testis. The cover-g-lass specimens were dried, fixed, and 

 stained in Chencinski's mixture. These specimens 

 showed micro-org-anisms in the form of diplococci. They 

 were found in relatively small numbers — one or two in a 

 field of vission — and g-enerally occurred sing-ly, thoug-h 

 sometimes in twos or short chains. They were never 

 seen in the blood corpuscles. The shape of the individual 

 was oval, though with ordinary mag-nification no difference 

 between the diameters could be observed. They were not 

 stained by ordinary methods and decolorized readily when 

 stained by Gram's method. The specimen from fresh 

 blood had a surrounding- capsule which was absent in the 

 dried form. The g-rowth of the org-anisms on culture 

 media was carefully studied. Upon the solid culture media 

 it was very slow. Upon all the solid media the colonies 

 appear under the microsope as minute dewdrop-like points 

 measuring- one-half by one-half millimetre and not becom- 

 ing confluent for months. The org-anisms continued vital 

 upon the solid media for from three to four months if pro- 

 tected from drying-. In liquid culture media, especially in 

 bouillon, the org-anisms formed a yellowish-white, finely 

 granular, lig-ht precipitate at the bottom of the g-lass. The 

 inoculation of the org-anisms beneath the skin and into the 

 blood of rabbits was without result. Inoculated mice died 

 in three days with the cocci distributed through the blood. 



