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withers, fever, and anorexia. A portion slightly larger than the 
necrotic area was removed and filled with glutol, the whole be¬ 
ing covered with collodion and cotton. The next day the ap¬ 
petite returned, fever was gone, swelling had subsided, and the 
lymphatics were no longer visible. Cicatrization was complete 
on the sixth day. On the eighth day our patient was ready for 
work.—( Berl . Thierarzt. Woch.) 
Formalin as a Disinfectant. —Walter, in his experi¬ 
ments to determine the bactericidal power of formalin, reached 
the following conclusions, viz.: i. A solution of formalin i-io,- 
ooo, checks the growth of bacilli of anthrax, cholera, typhoid, 
diphtheria, and stapylococcus aureus. Dilute vapors of forma- 
alin have the same effect. 2. Pure cultures of pathogenic 
germs are killed in an hour by a i per cent, solution of forma¬ 
lin. This effect is more marked in dilute alcoholic solutions. 
3. A 3 per cent, solution of formalin disinfects the hands 
thoroughly. Further experiments are necessary to determine 
any injury to the skin from its use. 4. Cloth and leather 
goods are disinfected in 20 hours by formalin in powder, with¬ 
out any appreciable injury. 5. Fsecal matter is instantly de¬ 
odorized by a 1 per cent, solution of formalin. Such matter is 
rendered sterile in ten minutes by a 10 per cent, solution.— 
(Zeit. f. Hygiene u. Infkrk .) 
Formalin an Excellent Remedy in Foot and Mouth 
Disease. —In March, 1896, when the epidemic of foot and 
mouth disease existed and spread so rapidly and extensively 
among the draft oxen in Freden, District Veterinarian Riihme- 
kopf tried formalin. The mouths and feet of the animal were 
cleansed once a day with a one-half per cent, solution of for¬ 
malin. The wounds were washed with a one-fifth of one per cent, 
solution of the above remedy and the hoofs were painted with 
wood tar. By means of an atomizer the stalls were disinfected 
with formalin vapor. The epidemic lasted 14 days, during 
which time the oxen did not refuse fodder for a single day, and 
suffered little or none from the epidemic whatever. R. suc¬ 
ceeded in confining the outbreak to a single stable, though in 
immediate neighborhood of others. This was accomplished 
by watering the manure, etc., with a one-half per cent, forma¬ 
lin solution.— (Zeit. f Hygiene u. Infkrki) 
A Variety of Bacillus Anthracis. —Chauveau and 
Phsalix in their experiments upon Guinea pigs with weak cul¬ 
tures of anthrax bacillus, found new cultures of bacilli which in 
no respect resembled morphologically the cultures of anthrax 
