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amyli, 5.0. (5) Pasta zinci mollis in three strengths : Ol. lini, 20.0, 
25.0, 20.0; aqna calcis, 20.0, 25.0, 20.0; zinci oxydati, 30.0, 
15.0, 40.0 ; cretse prep., 30.0, 25.0, 20.0. To relieve pain, acid 
to the pasta zinci mollis, opium, extr. cannabis, cocaine ; for 
itching, ol. cadin, menthol, thymol. May be applied success¬ 
fully in moist eczemas, burning in second grade, and in all eases 
of artificial dermatitis.—( Mthft\ f. prk . Dermatolz.) 
Experimental Rabies (Lyssa) in Birds [Kraus and 
Clairmont J .—The authors proved in experimental studies, that 
rabies may be produced in chickens, geese, ducks, and young 
pigeons, by both the fixed and the street virus. The time of 
incubation varies from 14 to 40 days. The form of the disease 
in birds is the paralytic form of rabies, of which the duration is 
astonishingly long, and may last several weeks ; it begins with 
ataxia, followed by paresis, paralysis of the extremities, of the 
larynx and pharynx. The majority of the animals die from 
lack of nutrition, showing well marked emaciation. In rare 
cases recovery took place. The disease may be transmitted 
from birds to rabbits. Old pigeons are made predisposed to the 
lyssa infection by starvation. The birds that died from rabies 
showed changes in the central nervous system, which are simi¬ 
lar to those that are found in other animals and man, but not 
as well marked. [See October Review, page 507.] —( Wiener 
Med. Wochenschr .) 
Treatment of Parturient Paresis with Carbolic 
Acid [Pierom] .—P. received a cow for treatment, which after 
parturition suddenly began to stagger and finally dropped. She 
showed the well-known symptoms of milk fever, having a tem¬ 
perature of 39.2° C. He ordered dry friction and lukewarm 
enemas. Internally, 500 grin, sulphate of sodium and 20 grm. 
ipecacuanha in a litre of linseed oil was administered. Beside 
this the cow received subcutaneously 1.5 grm. carbolic acid in 
15 grm. glycerine. Two hours after this the cow revived from 
the lethargy and got up and soon began picking up hay. P. 
claims that this favorable termination is to be credited to the 
carbolic acid (?). —( Gtorn. d. R. Soc. Acad. Vet.) 
Rupture of the Pericardium and of the Left Ven¬ 
tricle [Brunet ].— A horse, after feeding, was hitched to a 
manure wagon, and died suddenly while under way. It was 
known that the driver struck the horse several times with the 
manure fork. On autopsy the organs of the abdominal cavity 
did not show anything particular. The diaphragm on the right 
side was torn in two places with irregular bloody edges. The 
