THERAPEUTIC NOTES. 
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Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn, Alabama, Bul¬ 
letin No. 43.—Dr. C. A. Cary, D.V.M., writes in this bulletin 
a little work on ophthalmology, which occupies no less than 
seventy-seven pages, illustrated with nineteen plates, and 
closes with a short appendix on “ pink-eye,” scab in sheep, 
cerebritis, hog cholera, etc., as he was called to observe in 
his professional capacity. 
Kansas Experiment Station, Bulletin No. 35.—In this bul¬ 
letin Dr. N. S. Mayo, D.V.S., gives an excellent article on 
actinomycosis bovis, or lump jaw, illustrated by a number of 
plates depicting the appearance of the animal affected, the 
condition of the jawbone, etc., and the microscopic appear¬ 
ance of the fungi. The bulletin is very interesting, and the 
article ought to be read by all veterinarians. A few obser¬ 
vations upon loco are also given. 
THERAPEUTIC NOTES, 
Acute Bronchitis.—A teaspoonful every four hours of 
this simple expectorant mixture is recommended for that af¬ 
fection and would prove advantageous in dogs : 
R Ammon. Muriat, § ss, 
Mist. Glycirrhiza Comp., § iv. 
— The Prescription. 
Eczema.— R Europhen, 3igr. xv., 
Ol. Olive, 3 iiss, 
Landolini, § ii 3 v. 
M.—FI. ung. 
Again. —R Zinci. Oxidi., 5 i, 
Glycerine, § ii, 
Mucil. Acacia, 5 ii. 
M. 
Sig.—To be applied on extensive patches of eczema. If 
itching is very severe, one per cent, of carbolic acid may be 
added.— The Prescription. 
Antiseptic Value of Phenocoll Hydrochloride. 
—In the New York Medical Journal, Dr. C. Beck reports 
a number of experiments that he made with this new com¬ 
pound in the dressing of wounds. He has used it in the 
form of a powder, in five per cent, watery solution, in ten 
