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5. Hence there is a direct connection between eczema of 

 the eyes and of other parts of the bod}'. 



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

 ulcers situated in the central parts of the cornea are inuch 

 more unfavorable in prog-nosis 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-kiss preparations (University Medical Magazine). 

 The culture media used were glycerin agar, agar with 

 ha^matog-en, blood serum, gelatin, bouillon, serous trans- 

 udate from the peritoneum and from the tunica vaginalis 

 testis. The cover-glass specimens were dried, fixed, and 

 stained in Chencinski's mixture. These specimens 

 showed micro-organisms in the form of diplococci. They 

 were found in relativel}' small numbers — one or two in a 

 field of vission — and generally occurred singly, though 

 sometimes in twos or short chains. They were never 

 seen in the blood corpuscles. The shape of the individual 

 was oval, though with ordinary magnification 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 growth of the organisms 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 organisms 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 organisms formed a yellowish-white, finely 

 granular, light precipitate at the bottom of the glass. The 

 inoculation of the organisms 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. 



