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the spleen, an enlargement over the upper third of the femur, 
not painful; upon the calf of the leg a small, deep ulceration 
with callous circumscribing lips and infiltrated surroundings. 
The left testicle swollen, and the epididymis painful on pres¬ 
sure. After the lapse of a few days these symptoms de¬ 
creased, but their demise was marked by the appearance of 
chills and a pustular affection of the skin. From the contents 
of the latter the author succeeded in cultivating the staphy¬ 
lococcus. Accompanied by intense pain, there formed in the 
region of the shoulder an enlargement about one inch square. 
Trial puncture by the trocar yielded a few drops of a bloody 
serous fluid which contained the glanders bacillus. Similar 
infiltrations developed themselves upon the forearm and the 
upper thigh. The malignant symptoms vanished by the in¬ 
ternal application of iodoform. A relapse occurred two or 
three months later which involved the left testicle and the 
calf of the leg. Upon the former an aggregation of bluish 
granulations formed under the skin, which came ultimately 
to puncture, and then discharged a tenacious, thready suppu¬ 
rative product in which the glanders bacillus was easily dis¬ 
covered. The wound following the extirpation of the testicle 
healed kindly, and the other symptoms incident to the second 
and recurrent attack disappeared .—Ztschr. f. Klin. Med. 
ALUMINIUM SHOES. 
Trials at the Berlin military smithy upon aluminium have 
decided the following interesting points : Pure aluminium 
may be manipulated when cold, but with more difficulty than 
iron at a glowing heat. The metal becomes more dense and 
harder from even light blows; through the operation of 
grooving and piercing, the form of the shoe is destroyed, 
necessitating re-hammering into shape. By ordinary use a 
shoeing lasts about three weeks, but the lower external edge 
may need filing before the shoes are worn out. The softness 
of the metal, and the consequent rapid loss or wearing of the 
shoes, makes the asphalt pavement desirable. 
Aluminium is three and one-half times lighter than iron, a 
