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free bodies resembling the clear spaces in the parasite described 
in G.0.390,series,1901 Headquarters Division of the Philippines. 
These free, bodies varied in .size,were circular in outline,and 
possessed in some instances,pronounced movement resembling the 
movement of a top about to cease spinning. Some of the bodies 
were located in the red blood-cells,but these exhibited no move- 
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ment. Three days later tne parasite of surra was discovered for 
tee firso time. It was in close contact with one of these bodies, 
as though, developed by fission. This interesting observation of 
Captain Wallace is reported because so little is Known concerning 
the life history of this strange parasite. Captain Wallace thirties 
that the disease is spread through the medium of the flv.beinr 
carried from the blood of one horse to that of another. Whether 
there is an intermediate stage of development in the fly has not 
yet been discovered. It is hoped that Captain Wallace may be 
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able to continue his valuable experiments in this line. 
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There is an abundance of ambulances in the Department,but 
the roads are bad at best and during the rainy season the ambulances 
il ttle service. Many of them are gradually falling an art 
from climatic causes. 
The ileal Department in common with all branches of the 
Army in tne Philippines, hajs received valuable help from the 
telegraph and telephone service of the Signal Corps. In some 
instances transmission of messages in urgent cases have been 
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