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inflammation had disappeared.; the parts had lost their redness 
and all moisture had ceased. A few days later a fine growth 
of hair was beginning once more to protect the skin. The 
dog had not received one dose of sulphur or any internal 
treatment whatever. 
The case proves two things : first that the mange is a local 
infectious disease of the skin ; and secondly, that trikresol in 
one and two per cent, solutions is one of the most powerful 
disinfectants known. The itching, from which the dog suffered 
severely, completely ceased immediately after the local appli¬ 
cation ; the weeping of the skin stopped almost as abruptly, 
and within a few hours the powerful effect of the drug was 
visible in the greatly diminished redness and the healthier 
appearance of the skin. I have observed no irritation what¬ 
ever from the use of trikresol. 
The disease is very common among dogs, and most of 
them suffe^ for weeks and months from the torturing com¬ 
plaint. I say torturing, because it seems to be accompanied 
by an intolerable itching. Newfoundland and St. Bernard 
dogs, English setters, in fact all dogs possessing thick hair 
are most affected. I have never known the disease to have 
been cured thus rapidly, and as the treatment is easily carried 
out, and its expenses are almost nihil, it may be well to give 
trikresol a more extensive trial. 
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FRENCH REVIEW. 
ACUTE ALCOHOLISM AMOMG DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 
By Mr. R. Bissauge. 
In one of the numbers of the Recueil the author records 
several cases of this affection, which, though rare among 
animals, may sometimes give rise to severe manifestations and 
even end fatally. These cases show that the susceptibility of 
animals to the effects of alcohol varies according to the species 
and to the nature of the liquid received. 
