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book, of course, indicates the subject of which its treats, and the 
readers of the Review have already become acquainted with 
much of its contents through our own pages, in which many of 
the articles of Director Billings have appeared in previous num¬ 
bers. The book itself shows how large an amount of work has 
been performed by the author—we mean original work—and a 
great deal of credit must be accorded to him for what he has 
accomplished. We believe that it would have been better if por¬ 
tions of the first part had been omitted, and its criticism been of a 
different kind, and we think that the truth would not only not 
have suffered from it, but that the effect would have been quite 
the contrary. This first part treats of the literature, history, geo¬ 
graphical distribution and etiology of swine plague. 
In the second, the reader is instructed in the pathological 
anatomy of the disease, and may study the minute reports of more 
than thirty post-mortem examinations. These are followed by a 
comparison of this with similar diseases observed in various coun¬ 
tries of Europe. The views of Professors Walley, Loeffler, 
Schutz, Roloff, Bang, Cornil and Chantemesse are presented, and 
are full of interest to veterinarians. 
The third part refers to the nature, symptoms, diagnosis and 
prevention of this swine scourge, concerning which so much has 
been written, and in treating which, we still seem, with all that is 
known of it, to have failed, and especially in our efforts to dis¬ 
cover a positive prophylaxy. A number of wood cuts appear at 
the end of the book, designed to illustrate the remarks contained 
in the body of the work. 
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Singular Strangles. —An extensive outbreak of this disease 
is reported in Minnesota. 
Glanders. —The following report is made relating to glan¬ 
ders, in the official publication of the State Board of Health of 
Minnesota: During the month of July there were forty-six cases 
of glanders remaining isolated or not accounted for. Six were 
