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aged buffalo and as a means of control to a calf. After one month 
the old animal when killed presented no evidence of tuberculosis, 
while the calf was extensively tuberculous. Criticising these 
experiments, Kantzelmaher states that the conclusion of Prettner 
cannot be admitted as decisive, as observations of slaughter¬ 
houses prove the contrary. From the statistics of the author 
during four years, 20,715 buffaloes were killed at the abattoirs 
of Tiflis, and tuberculosis was found in 5. The post-mortems 
left no doubt about it. Three of these were not studied micro- 
. scopically, the others were. Those five cases of tuberculosis, 
says the author, prove that the opinion of Prettner is not suf¬ 
ficiently demonstrated, and that one can affirm that tuberculosis 
is not very rare in those animals. During his four years at the 
abattoirs the author has observed only one case of actinomycosis 
in buffaloes, and on that account he believes the disease is rare 
with them. In relation to tuberculosis of buffaloes, Kantzel¬ 
maher has only observed one true case of phthisis pulmonalis. 
This he considers very rare in buffaloes.—(. Archiv. Vet. Russ. Jo. 
de Zoo tech?) 
Treatment of Rheumatism in Horses by Subcutaneous 
Injections of Sauicyeate of Methyl [B. Kissielow ].—In 
human medicine good results have been obtained by friction of 
salicylate of methyl or with salicylated ointments ; but a close- 
fitting bandage is always required on the diseased part. As such 
cannot be well applied on animals, the author thought of sub¬ 
cutaneous injections, and resorted to them in six cases. Case I .— 
Rheumatism of the scapular region, which was rebellious to 
other treatment. Subcutaneous injections of 10 cc. of salicylate 
made every five days were followed by recovery. Cases II and 
III. —Two horses suffering with severe rheumatism ; both had 
been treated during the winter and spring without results. At 
the end of June injections of 10 grammes of salicylate weic 
made in the femoral and brachial regions. After ten or twelve 
days there was marked improvement, followed after eighteen or 
twenty days by complete recovery. Case IV. —A mare was 
lame with rheumatism of the hip ; she received 10 grammes of 
salicylate of methyl, renewed seven days later. Five days after¬ 
wards she was cured. Case V. —A horse was lame for some 
time in the left foreleg from chronic rheumatism ; 10 grammes 
of salicylate were injected in the scapular region, followed by 
another seven days later. In five days there was complete re¬ 
covery. Case VI. —A colt showed symptoms of muscular rheu¬ 
matism of the four extremities ; during six weeks injections 
