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EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
°ds of irrigation of the intestinal tract, using different fluid 
medicines. He finds that he has the best success with enemas 
of from 20 to 30 liters of lukewarm water.— (Berlin Th 
Woch.) • ’ 
A Contribution to Bacteriological Meat-Inspection. 
—Presuher, of the Hygienic Institute of Strassburg, took 58 
samples of ordinary meat from abattoirs and meat-markets and 
examined them for bacteria. The surface of meats was found to 
be soon infested with several species of bacteria, whereas sam¬ 
ples of the deeper layers, one c. m. below the surface, were found 
to be flee even after six or seven days. He comes to the con¬ 
clusion that ordinary meat (muscle) of healthy animals remains 
free from germs for at least six days, whereas the internal organs, 
especially the liver, contain bacteria in the parenchyma a few 
hours after slaughter.—( Berlin. Th. Woch.') 
Tuberculosis in a Goat. —Schlethalter reports a case of a 
goat, reared 011 cow’s milk, which reacted upon the tuberculine 
test, and on post-mortem examination was found to be exten¬ 
sively diseased.—( Berlin. Th. Woch.) 
Railroad-Fever of Cows. —Astor describes the symptoms 
of the disease which is common after long railroad transporta¬ 
tion. The remedies tried were strychnine, alcohol, potassium 
iodide, atropin and chloral hydrate. So far no treatment has 
been effective except perfect rest in mild cases. 
Bacteriolytic Knzymes. —Emmerich and Row have made 
original bacteriological experiments in enzymes as the cause of 
acquired immunity and cure of infectious diseases. They are 
produced during the. growth of bacteria, and in their develop¬ 
ment check the growth of the latter. In some cases it appears 
that an enzyme is produced which not only destroys the activ¬ 
ity of the species which produced it, but of other bacteria as 
well.—( Zeitschrift of Hygiene, etc.) 
ENGLISH REVIEW. 
Notes on Some Abdominal Operations on the Dog 
and Cat By F. Hobday, F. R. C. V. N.].—In the September 
issue of the. Journal of Comparative Pathology and Thera¬ 
peutics, a series of abdominal operations are recorded by the 
author, in which the results obtained are carefully given, and 
which serve.to illustrate the advantages that can be realized in 
vaiions indications. Bor instance, the histories of five cases 
