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lococci, bacterium coli), of which the characteristics are similar 
to those in men. The author distinguishes in parturient apo¬ 
plexy a simple infection, caused by one of the mentioned mi¬ 
cro-organisms, in their highest virulency, and mixed infections, 
which are caused by the colonization of several of these organ¬ 
isms. The seat of the infection causing this disease is in the 
uterus, and the disease itself is an intoxication, due to the poi¬ 
sonous products of the micro-organisms, which under suitable 
conditions may reach the blood. As results of the methods of 
the author’s investigations, he came to the conclusion that 
amongst the streptococci causing parturient apoplexy are at 
least two varieties, of which the characteristic differences are 
in their form and culture, and the mode of differentation lies 
in their property of agglutination of the particular antistrepto¬ 
cocci forms. He proved that the streptococci and also the 
vibrio of cholera, and many other microbes, have the property 
to become agglutinated under a condition, when a serum is em¬ 
ployed, which is obtained by inoculation of the streptococci in 
question, and closes with the remark that it is very probable 
that the valuable serum mentioned will act as a curative over 
the streptococci causing the disease.—( Monatsh. f Thierheilk.) 
More Statistics in Regard to Schmidt’s Treatment 
of Parturient Apopeexy [.Riisterholz Schweits ]. — The 
author, after sending practical questions to many veterinarians, 
in regard to the results of the Schmidt’s iodide of potassium 
treatment, received the reports of 197 cases, treated by 35 
practitioners, and of which the conclusions are as follows : Of 
the 197 cases treated 154 (78.17%) recovered; 40 (20.30%) 
were slaughtered, and only 3 (1.42%) died ; the results were 
thereby in 43 cases (21.82%) unsatisfactory. Of the 154 re¬ 
covered cases 11 had to be slaughtered, in a relapse of a few 
days—5 for traumatic pneumonia, 2 for mastitis, 2 for disturb¬ 
ance in digestion, 1 for muscular rupture, and 1 for tubercu¬ 
losis. —(A rchiv. f Thierheilk .) 
ENGLISH REVIEW. 
Peroneal and Posterior Tibiae Neurectomies [Ry 
Fred. Hobday , F. R. C. V. S .].—The application of neurec¬ 
tomy to relieve peculiar forms of lameness has been for some 
time admitted into veterinary surgery, specially for the relief 
of lameness of the anterior extremity. For similar difficulty of 
the hind leg, the operation has not been used so often, princi- 
