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ANALYSIS OF THE BLOOD IN HYDROPHOBIA. 
The Clinique Europeenne states that, according to Pro¬ 
fessor Ragsky’s analysis, in cases of death from hydrophobia 
the blood is found to be nearly neutral, while in its normal 
state it is slightly alkaline ; that it contains 79*59 parts of 
water, instead of 80, and has only 2*92 solid parts, instead 
of 4*42, which it has when in a healthy state.— Lancet. 
THE ACTIVE PRINCIPLE OF KOUSSO. 
M. Pavesi, and subsequently M. Vee, have succeeded in 
extracting the active principle of kousso: they call it 
koussine, or taenine, as being a specific against tapeworm. 
They treat 300 grammes of kousso with 1000 grammes of 
alcohol, and 25 grammes of hydrate of lime, at a temperature 
of from 140 to 150 degrees of Fahrenheit; the residue is also 
digested in 600 grammes of barley-water. The solutions 
thus obtained are mixed together, filtered, and precipitated 
by acetic acid. Koussine is yellowy bitter, insoluble in alcohol 
and in alkalies, and does not crystallize.— Lancet. 
REMARKABLE FECUNDATION IN A COW. 
Mr. M. B. Forbes, M.R.C.V.S., Reigate, has sent us the 
following particulars relating to the birth of five calves at 
one time. 
A cow of the short-horn breed, six years old, the property 
of Mr. Richard Knight, farmer, Santon, about a mile from 
Reigate, w r as safely delivered on Monday morning, the 21st 
of February, three weeks before her time , of five calves—four 
bulls and. one cow. Three of the calves died a few hours 
after birth ; but the fourth survived until Tuesday, and the 
fifth until the following day, Wednesday. 
Mr. Forbes saw' the cow on the 23d, and found her going 
on well. It was her third calving. 
