CORRESPONDENCE. 
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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES WITH TETANIGENOUS EARTH. 
By Peof. A. Gotti. 
In a paper read before the Academy of Sciences of Bou¬ 
logne the author presents the following conclusions: 
“ Experimental tetanus obtained in animals with tetanige- 
nous earth is identical, from a clinical point of view, with that 
which results from accidental traumatism.” 
“ In the greatest number of fatal cases of experimental 
tetanus micro-organims are found at the point of inoculation, 
as observed by Nicolaierand Rosenback in traumatic tetanus.” 
“ In the experimental disease passing from one animal to 
another, the alterations at the point of inoculation are lighter, 
by diminution or shrinking of the bacillus of Nicolaier, and it 
becomes more and more difficult to produce the disease by 
ulterior inoculations. 
“ And lastly, bacteriological researches in the humors and 
tissues of animals which have died with the experimental 
disease, show no retiform or spilliform bacilli, nor any other 
micro-organisms; the opinion of Rosenback, confirmed by 
Brieger, as to the action of toxic substances formed at the 
place of development of the tetanigenous germs is probably, 
then, the correct one.”— Ercolani. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
CALIFORNIA STATE MEDICAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION—A 
CORRECTION. 
Editor Review : 
Dear Sir. —Editorially in the June number you say our 
bill has been signed by the Governor. But I am sorry to in¬ 
form you of your mistake. The bill which we all worked so 
hard for passed the upper house, where it originated, and also 
the lower one by quite a majority, when a motion to recon¬ 
sider was passed and the bill was killed by four votes. And 
it is only to be regretted that they could not have died with 
it. 
The argument was that it would work a great hardship 
