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elusion that these symptoms belonged to the class of false rabies, 
and were due to a “ mania for maternity.” A little change in 
her hygiene and care, with purgatives, improved her in two 
days, and cured her entirely in a week.— (II Nuovo Ercolanii) 
Morphia in Colics of Horses [Dr. T. Lorenzetti \.— 
Under this title, and after entering into general remarks upon 
the use and the effects of morphia, reviewing the observations 
of several authors, the author gives in detail the records of ten 
cases where he had had recourse to morphia as an essential part 
of the treatment, adding to it according to the indications other 
means, such as laxatives, rectal injections, frictions, etc., in cases 
of colicy manifestations. The first two cases were fatal, one from 
extensive enteritis, the other from rupture of the spleen. The 
other eight were successful, the last one showing special inter¬ 
est as being one in which a six-months-old filly had received an 
abdominal wound, with protruding organs and ligature, etc., 
and was saved by the use of morphia. In his conclusion Dr. 
Lorenzetti says : (i)’Morphia is the hypnotic par excellence , 
for horses, notwithstanding the contrary opinions of others ; 
(2) In doses of 20 to 50 centigrammes in subcutaneous injec¬ 
tions, it gives rise to no bad effects, but, on the contrary, produces 
a beneficial and short sleep ; (3) In general practice it is the 
agent (principle) for the treatment of colics in horses, without 
the uses of other drugs ; (4) That when morphia fails, a serious 
or fatal prognosis is, in general, imposed.— (II Njiovo Erco- 
lani .) 
Echinococci in the Adipose Tissue of a Steer [C. de 
Benedectis]. —After recalling the fact that already two cases of 
echinococci were reported by him, one in the extensor muscles 
of the forearm of a pig, and the other in the pleura of a steer, the 
author gives the description of a post-mortem examination of a 
fat steer where in the adipose tissue a great number of vesicles 
of various sizes were found, in which the typical nature and 
mode of formation of the parasites were readily made out. This 
case of Dr. B. confirms the remarks already made by writers, 
such as Mace, Perroncito, Neuman and others that echinococci 
can be found in every part of the organism.— (II Nuovo Erco- 
lani .) 
Two Cases of Jaundice in Swine Due to Helminths 
[C de Benedeciis\. —On certain occasions the author has been 
obliged to seize and isolate a number of pigs which were affected 
with jaundice. Desirous to account for the appearance of such 
disease among a number of them, he made careful examination 
