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I plethora, which results from heavy feeding" while the animal is 
kept idle for some time, the return to work after a rest of a 
, short time, remain predisposing causes of the first order, but 
I from the observ^ations that he has made he concludes that it 
seems that the important, if not the specific part, in the etiology 
of the classical paraplegia is played by a streptococcus which 
multiplies in the sub-arachnoid and cephalo-rachidian fluid, 
thus explaining the manifestations of paraplegia. As to the 
symptoms of hsemoglobinsemia, he reserves his opinion. 
The work of Prof. Lignieres, which I present to the readers 
of the Review elsewhere, is very interesting—containing the 
discovery he has made of the microbe, streptococcus in the sub¬ 
arachnoid fluid, its culture and his experiments with it, not 
only with mice, but with horses, in which he was successful in 
reproducing the symptoms of paraplegia with all its manifesta¬ 
tions. The treatment recommended by Prof. Lignieres is sim¬ 
ple : Large general bleeding, stilfonal in 30 or 40 gramme 
doses, and subcutaneous injections of anti-strangle serum. As 
in tetanus, all forms of irritants must be avoided. 
For those who know Prof. Lignieres it is certain that he 
will not stop at this point, and that at an early date he will give 
the profession new facts to confirm those which he has just ad¬ 
vanced. A. L. 
PROFESSIONAL PHILANTHROPY. 
It is an acknowledged fact that there exists among members 
of the liberal professions, in every part of the world, a feeling of 
community and of support, which dominates all others; and when 
injustice of any kind strikes one individual member, this is soon 
followed by a general protestation by the entire profession, re¬ 
gardless of any other sentiments. The veterinary profession, 
humble as it generally is, does not differ from the others— 
and it may be a question, if the professional feeling is not 
more developed among veterinarians even than in others. 
Let one of its members be ill or unjustly abused, and one 
and all are ready to protest and do protest against the wrong 
