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seem to us to present features of real interest, we will give 
them a place in our review, assured that we thus fulfil 
the desire of our readers.” 
“The Animal Temperature and character of the Urine in 
Rabies of the Dog,” by Mouin [Archiv fur Veterinarmedicin , 
of St. Petersbourg, and Revue fur Thierheilkunde , May, 
1878). On eighteen observations the author bases the 
following propositions: 
(1) Rabies of the dog is a febrile malady, the tempera¬ 
ture rising to 39° C. or 40° C, Before death it often falls to 
26° C. by regular decrease. Death always occurs with the 
minimum temperature. 
(2) The density of the urine and its richness in urea are 
increased at first, but they diminish a little before death, 
whilst, on the contrary, the proportion of principal salines, 
and especially of phosphates and sulphates, is then more 
considerable. The urine also contains albumen and bile¬ 
colouring matter. 
“ Congenital Hypertrophy of the Heart and of the Liver,” 
by M. Anacker [per Thierarze , 1877, No. 12, et Revue fur 
Thierheilkunde , May, 1878). A calf, aged about eight days, 
died without previous indications of disease. At the autopsy 
was found considerable increase in volume of the heart and 
of the liver. The latter had assumed a deep brown colour, and 
its section presented the peculiar appearance termed u nut¬ 
meg liver.” The lungs exhibited general oedema, to which it 
was decided death must be attributed. The author attributes 
this oedema to the obstacle to function resulting from the 
hypertrophy of the heart. In this case the youth of the 
subject is of note, and renders the case interesting as being 
congenital. 
44 On the disease termed 4 Liver Affection/ observed in 
European horses transported into Egypt,” by Dr. E. Villoresi, 
of Cairo {Revue fur Thierheilkunde , June , 1878). Very few 
European horses imported into Egypt remain entirely free 
from this affection. From some, often most prominent symp¬ 
toms, the veterinarians who first observed it considered they 
could determine its hepatic origin, and gave it the general 
designation, 44 Liver Affection.” Symptoms —No premoni¬ 
tory signs, sudden loss of appetite, drowsiness, p.endant ears, 
staring coat, straddling gait, diminished sensibility, dull and 
glassy eyes, yellowness of visible mucous membranes, pulse 
weak and quick, temperature of general surface of body 
irregular, internal temperature raised 1° C. to 10° C., faeces 
scanty, yellowish, and foul-smelling; urine scanty, and 
passed at long intervals, thick and bloody. These symptoms 
