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ulceration on the vulva and a smaller one on the margin of the 
anus, and again one on the inside face of the right paw. These 
last are probably the result of scratching and licking of the ani¬ 
mal, and, of course, the source of the auto-intoxication. Tubercu¬ 
lous bacilli were found in some of the tissues taken from the 
ulcers and confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis which had been 
made. The post mortem showed also tuberculosis of the cervical 
lymphatic glands of the right side and in the mesenteric glands. 
The lungs were free from tuberculous lesions.— (Rec. de Med. 
Vet.) 
Treatment of Tetanus with Sulphate of Magnesia, 
Phenic Acid and Antitetanic Serum [Mr. Jean Camus ].—■ 
The writer has treated comparatively tetanic dogs with the sul¬ 
phate of magnesia, phenic acid or antitetanic serum, pure or 
mixed with pepsin. The sulphate and the acid have no action on 
the development of tetanus. The sulphate reducted temporarily 
the contraction and the excitability. The acid may have an anti¬ 
septic influence on the tetanic bacteria, but is without action upon 
the toxin when it is fixed on the nervous centers. Phenic acid 
in the doses which were used seemed to have no immediate bad 
effects; the sulphate injected in the cephalo-rachidian fluid has. 
A dog treated with both the sulphate and the acid did not live any 
longer than the other dogs of the same series. With antitetanic 
serum alone, injected simultaneously in the cephalo-rachidian 
liquid, in the veins and under the skin, superior results to those of 
the other modes of treatment were observed. Treated with pep¬ 
sin, the serum seemed to give better chances of success. All the 
results obtained, however, were very irreg'ular.— ( Soc. of Bi¬ 
ology.) 
GERMAN REVIEW. 
By John P. O’Leary, V.M.D. 
PlTRYASIS IN THE ARMY HORSE AND ITS TREATMENT [ Mili¬ 
tary Veterinarian Videlicet]. —That pitryasis is difficult to cure 
is evidenced by the fact that notwithstanding the strong appli¬ 
cations usually employed are effective in destroying the insect, 
but ineffective as regards the destruction of the eggs. The 
author had more than forty cases occurring among the horses 
