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presents itself as fungi, also resisting the addition of caustic 
potash. Further microscopic pictures reveal the club-shaped 
ray fungi, on which the diagnosis was established. The treat¬ 
ment consisted for the first three weeks of internal administra¬ 
tions of iodide of potassium in the form of pills, and externally 
tincture of iodine and also Rugol’s solution. As there was no 
improvement obtained by this treatment, a radical operation 
was decided upon. Preparing for the operation the tumor was 
infiltrated by Schleich’s anaesthetizing method. For the oper¬ 
ation the horse was cast and anaesthetized by equal parts of 
chloroform and ether. The tumor was then removed by the aid 
of a knife and sharp spoon, the diseased parts of the bone re¬ 
moved and scraped, in which procedure it was also found neces¬ 
sary to extract the right middle incisor. Following this a rapid 
recovery took place, and repeated examinations showed satis¬ 
factory results. The operation required three-quarters of an 
hour’s time. Cases of actinomycosis in the horse are very 
rare and therefore worthy of report.— (Berl. TJnerarzt. IVo- 
chenschr.) 
Quinine Against Hemoglobinuria of Cattle [von 
Hellens ~\.—At the veterinary meeting at Helsingfors, Finland, 
von Hellens gave some communications on the subject. Since 
the year of 1895, the author observed the very favorable effects 
of the sulphate of quinine in hsemoglobinuria of cattle, recom¬ 
mending this treatment to his colleagues. This was met with 
approval, and as a consequence v. H. was enabled to collect ex¬ 
tensive statistics on the cases. Separating all the cases from 
which one could not determine the exact course and termination 
of the disease, there remain for the statistic 591 cases, of which 
475 (80.4 per cent.) recovered, and 116 (19.6 per cent.) suc¬ 
cumbed. These results are certainly very satisfactory, consid¬ 
ering that by the other treatments the death r^te was 30-50 per 
cent. But it will become still better when one separates those 
32 cases, in which the quinine treatment was not introduced in 
proper time, the disease being too far advanced. Deducting 
these 32 cases there remain 559 animals, of which 475 (85 per 
cent.) recovered and 84 (15 per cent.) died. The rate is still 
more favorable when it is considered that many of the deaths 
occurred in those cases where insufficient doses were given. 
Regarding the dose, the author recommends the administration 
of 20.0 gtn. of quinine. Smaller animals i5.ogm., while large, 
or those more severely affected, receive 40.0 gm. (twice 20.0 
gm ).—(Svensk Veter inartides Krift.') 
