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to be an excellent febrifuge in that its effeets last longer than 
other drugs of like character and without disagreeable results 
In dogs M. gives 0.25— I gr. ; larger doses of 1—3 gr. used in 
a spitz dog caused outside of sleepiness no untoward results. In 
tour other dogs (distemper) it had good influence generally and 
reduced the temperature 2°, sleep occurring quickh’ ; no vomit- 
mg ; It was well borne. The further course of the illness was 
so favorable that M. ascribes the results to lactophenin. In a 
iiorse that had two days previously received 20 gr. of antifebrin 
without reducing the temperature below 401^°, is ^r. of lacto¬ 
phenin brought it down from 41 to 40 and the next day 20 err. 
more brought It down 2° in three hours. Its place as an aidi- 
pyretic is assured.— {Berl. Thiei'arzt. JVoch ) 
Croupous Enteritis in a Dog.—A dog that had never 
showed any previous ailments suddenly lost all appetite. He 
was given a dose of castor oil and died shortly thereafter. On 
autopsy It was found that a pseudo-membrane 2 mm. in thick¬ 
ness and of a greyish color, was present, extending from the 
duodenum to the large colon ; severe hyperamiia of the intes- 
inal walls was present; with the exception of some diarrhoea 
stomach were empty.— Thierarzt. 
Persistence of the Umbilical Vein.— Upon killing an 
eleven-year-old cow a cord 50 c. m. long was noticed running 
roiii the umbilical ring to the liver; this strand had a lumen, 
thick wall and was of the appearance and color of the veins of 
le umbilical cord. It gave one the impression of a blood-' 
vessel of uniform calibre covered externally by a connective 
tissue layer. 5 c. m. from its entrance into the liver the Ininen 
^ j stiancl^ became enlarged by reason of the wall of the 
s rand becoming thinner. The strand was evidently a persist¬ 
ent umbilical vein .—ThierdrsL Woch.) 
ITALIAN REVIEW. 
RECORDED CLINICS OF PROF. LANZILLOTEl-BUONSANTl, IN 
“the CLINICA VETERINARIA.” 
Both Testicular Regions.—A five-vear- 
o ge ing, used for military purposes, was observed by 
his rider with pus in the inguinal regions—pus which was 
oozing from two fistulous tracts in the scrotum, by the cica- 
rices of castration. These tracts measured five and seven centi¬ 
metres long ; the spermatic cord was not much swollen. Rather 
