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chondrium ten years before. There resulted a cystic swelling of 
the spleen, which in late years grew rapidly. It was intended at 
first simply to remove the cyst, which was found to contain a 
yellowish fluid and to he separated from the spleen pulp by a 
membrane. The bleeding was so great that this could not be 
done, however, and the whole organ was removed. Primary 
healing followed, and the man, after about two months’ illness, 
became well. Crede concludes : 
first. That the spleen can be extirpated without injury to 
health, except a temporary anaemia. 
Second. That its extirpation produces a marked temporary 
anaemia, with increase of white corpuscles as well as a decrease 
of red. 
Third. —That there is at first a temporary swelling of the 
thyroid gland, probably vicarious. The lymphatics and bones 
were not affected, so far as could be seen. 
Fourth. — All these symptoms disappeared in six months. 
In the discussion it was shown that there had been fourteen 
extirpations of the spleen for leucaemic swelling, all fatal; and 
three extirpations for cystic enlargement, all with favorable 
results— Medical Record. 
Phthisis by Inhalation.— The experiments of Tappeiner, in 
1877, proved that dogs are rendered tuberculous by treating them 
with phthisical sputa administered regularly daily, by means of 
an atomizer, during a period of ten to twenty days. The same 
experimenter lias recently completed similar administrations upon 
dogs with the pus taken from a scrofulous subject having suppura- 
ting glands. The results were negative, the lungs of the canines 
being found free from tubercles—*-a fact indicating: the non- 
identity of scrofulosis and tuberculosis. Dr. T. also made the 
test of the sputum of chronic bronchitis; this was also found to 
be non-infecting.— Proceedings of the Medical Society of the 
County of Kings. 
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Fatal Disease in Pennsylvania.— A disease very fatal to 
cattle is prevailing in Berks County, Pa. The infected district 
is now quarantined.— Country Gentleman. 
