BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
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Influence of Statical Work of Tissues on the Elab¬ 
oration of Lymph [By Prof. G. Moussee ].—It is considered 
that the experiment of Hamburger demonstrates the error, of 
the part played by the pressure of the blood in the elaboration 
of lymph. A lymphatic fistula is made on the neck of a horse, 
then the head being kept immobile, the body and legs are 
made to move. Under this influence of work, pressure dimin¬ 
ishes in the carotid and jugular, and yet the flow of lymph is 
double or treble. The author has renewed the same experi¬ 
ment in stricter conditions and has obtained the same results. 
But it must be remarked that for the body and legs to perform 
an apparent work, the muscles of the neck must be kept in a 
moderate state of contraction to give the head and neck a suf¬ 
ficient rigidity and fixity. Then it is again in this case the 
organic work which represents the principal source of the elab¬ 
orated lymph.— (Soc. of Biol.') 
On the Resorption of the Blood Injected in 
Peritoneal Cavities [By J. Lesage ].—From the experi¬ 
ments of Hayem it is known that the blood injected in the peri¬ 
toneum is absorbed in nature and returns to the general circu¬ 
lation with its proper elements. Lesage made a fistula of the tho¬ 
racic duct in a large sized dog ; then he isolated the carotid and- 
transfused 200 cc. of carotidian blood in the peritoneum of the 
same animal. He observed that, one hour after this abundant 
haemorrhage experimentally produced in the peritoneum, the 
red globules soon began to pass freely, without alteration and 
in great number through the thoracic duct. Then, by a strong 
diapedesis on the peritoneum, the leucocytes come to surround 
the hematics that remain, they re-enter with them in the tho¬ 
racic duct, in such a manner that the serous membrane has a 
few days after the transfusion resumed its normal aspect.— 
(Soc. of Biol .) 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Tristeza or Bovine Malaria in Argentine Republic. By Prof. J. Lignieres. 
Under this name is published the result of the second year 
of the scientific mission of the author, which he has dedicated 
to Professor Nocard, and in which are found facts which are 
entirely new, with others which come to confirm those already 
known of Texas fever. 
Tristeza is identical with this last named disease, already so 
well studied by our American confreres , Smith and Kilborne. 
