CONTENTS Xlll 



PAO£ 



bacillus from water — Examination of filters — Examination of 

 milk — Number of bacteria found in mUk — Tuberculous mUk — 

 Milk diseases— Blue, red, yeUow, bitter, stringy, soapy milk, 

 etc. — The organisms producing these diseased conditions — 

 Necessity for improved sanitary control of dairies — Examina- 

 tion of air — Nimiber of bacteria in the air — Sewer air — Filtra- 

 tion of air — Examination of air by Hesse's and other methods 

 — Examination of soil — Number of micro-organisms found in 

 the soil — Methods of bacteriological examination of soil 294-334 



CHAPTEE XIV. 



THE CHABACTEBS OF SOME COMMONLY OCOTTBBING OBGANISMS 

 NOT DESCBIBED IN THE PBEVIOTTS PAGES. 



Micrococcus aerogenes — if. agiUs — Bacillus aquaUUs — B. a/rhor- 

 escens — Black torula — B. erythrosporus — Spirillv/m Finkler- 

 Prim — B. fluorescens Uquefaciens — B. fluorescens non-Uque- 

 faciens—B. gasoforma/ns — B. jaointJms — Magenta bacillus — 

 B. megatherium — Spirillum MetschmTcovi — B. mesentericus 

 fuscus — B. mesentericus vulgatus — Bacillus of mouse septi- 

 caemia — Peat bacteria — Phosphorescent bacteria — Pink torula 

 —B. prodigiosus — Proteus vulgaris — Proteus mmrahiUs — B. 

 ramosus — Spirillum ruhru/m — Sa/rcina alba — Sarcina httea — 

 B. suhtilis — M. tetragerms — B. tholoeidewm — Spi/rilhmi tyro- 

 genwm — B. violaceus — M. violaceus 335-349 



APPENDIX. 

 THE CONSTBUCTION OF STEAM DISINFEGTOBS. 



Lyon's disinfector — Equifex disinfector — Equifex low-pressure 

 disinfector — Thresh's disinfector — Beck's disinfector — The con- 

 version of thermometric scales 850-354 



INDEX 355-360 



