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cumb to the attack. It is when they are deprived of the 
beneficial influence of leucocytes. For instance when six 
fowls were exposed to refrigeration by being placed in a cold 
bath, all died. Of eleven placed under the action of antipy- 
rine, the mortality was smaller, six dying out of the eleven; 
or when under the action of chloral, when the mortality was 
still less, one dying out of eight.— Ibid. 
EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS. 
German Review, by Richard Middleton, D.Y.S., Philadelphia, Pa. 
MEAT INSPECTION IN BERLIN. 
In the public slaughterhouses of the central abattoir, there 
were 10,510 cattle, 8598 calves, 29,496 sheep and 38,729 swine 
killed, in Berlin, during the month of August. Altogether 
87>333 animals as against 78,267 in August, 1890; an increase 
of 9066, of which 634 were cattle, 3087 sheep, and 5670 swine 
— 3 2 5 calves less in Aug. 1891, than Aug. 1890. 
Of those destroyed 651 were condemned 4s unfit for 
human consumption; this number includes 104 cattle (75 on 
account of tuberculosis and 26 from taenia echinococcus) 15 
calves, 10 sheep and 522 swine (302 from tuberculosis, 105 
from taenia echinococcus, and 26 on account of trichinae). The 
number of individual parts and organs condemned amounted 
to 7829 (of these 3105 were from cattle); among this number 
were 2773 lungs and 1359 livers. In the city stations for the 
inspection of imported fresh meat 11,306 quarters of beef, 6994 
calves, 5233 sheep, and 8284 swine were registered. Of these 
25 quarters of beef, 16 swine (1 on account of trichinae and 6 
from taenia echinococcus), 1 calf, 4 sheep and 28 organs and 
parts, were condemned. 
Liegnitz, Sept. 17.—According to official bulletins, the 
number of persons in Muhlradlitz afflicted with trichinosis has 
been 55 ; 5 of them have since died. The meat inspector was 
immediately suspended from office and will have a hearing. 
— Wochensch. 
