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success of Mr lVIalcolm's treatment in a number of cases, and it "'as at our solicitation that he contributed the article on the subject that appeared in last volume of the Journal. The note which he has con­tributed to the present number is a valuable supplement to his former paper, for the accompanying figure affords ocular demonstration of the fact that even very advanced cases of the disease are amenable to treatment. We saw this case at the time when the photograph was taken, and can therefore vouch for the accuracy of the illustration.

Ueber die gegenwartIgen Arten der Milchverwerthung mit besonderer Be­rucksichtigung der Kranken und gesunden Milch. Von Professor Dr Kirchner. Leipzig: Arthur Felix, r892.

THIS monograph form'> the eighth instalment of the 2nd volume of the Thierllledizillische Vortrdge being published under the editorship of Dr Georg Schneidemiihl, Privatdozent in the University of Kiel. It deals from a public-health point of view with the various economic uses of cow's milk, and it maintains the high character of the preceding monographs of the same series. Dr Kirchner describes succinctly the principal micro-organisms that determine the lactic acid and butyric acid fermentations in milk, and also those that impart a colour to it, make it slimy or ropy, or give it a cheesy or bitter taste, etc. Regarding the advantages of a germ-free milk, the author points out that, while it may be of importance to supply wch milk to infants, it must not be overlooked that the sterilising of milk at high temperatures and the subsequent preservation of it in bottles for a considerable period before use are not without effect on its nutritive value, for, as Soxhlet has pointed out, the finely divided condition of the fat in milk, which is mainly accountable for its easy digestibility, may be largely destroyed in sterilised milk. The great advantages of the centrifugal separator are recognised; but on the ground of recent experiments, especially those of Scheurlen, it is con­cluded that few of the bacteria which may find their "'ay into milk are removed by the separator.

The Exterior of the Horse. Second Edition. By Armand Goubaux and Gustave Barrier. Translated and edited by Simon J. J. Harger, V.M.D., Professor of Anatomy and Zootechnics in the Veterinary Department of the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Com­pany, 1892.

THE day that Goubaux and Barrier's magnificent work made its appearance one might have prophesied that English-speaking veterinary surgeons would sooner or later reap the benefit of its publication, either through its being mined by plagiarists, or honestly translated into the English language. Fortunately, it has at last been made available in an unmutilated condition, and great credit is due to Professor Harger for having by this translation filled up a great blank in English veterinary literature.

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66 CLINIC\L ARTICLES.

The scope of Goubaux and Barrier's work is very imperfectly indicated by its title. It is a most exhaustive ~tudy of the conformation of the horse con­sidered in its bearing upon the fitness of the animal for the special purposes to which man may desire to put him. The matter is arranged in eight sections. The first section is devoted to preliminary ideas of animal mechanics, and the second to a study of the various regions of the horse's body; the beauties, defects, blemishes, vices, and faults connected with each region being fully described. The third section treats of proportions, while the fourth considers the horse in relation to locomotion, and the fifth is devoted to dentition as an index to age. The remaining three sections deal respectively with the description and identification of horses, the special characters of the various stamps of horses (race-horse, coach-horse, cavalry-horse, etc.), and vicious horses, This bare enumeration of the chief headings may serve to give some notion of the scope of the work. As regards its merits, it may be boldly affirmed that Goubaux and Barrier's treatise has no equal on the same subject in any language, and it has not suffered in any way in the process of trans­lation. The language is clear and concise, and the type excellent, and all the illustrations of the original-346 in number-are here reproduced. The work cannot fail to have a great influence for good by giving an impetus to the study of a branch of veterinary anatomy that has been little cultivated in this country; and for that reason, and also as a reward to the translator and publishers, we hope that it will have a large sale.

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FOUR CASES OF BRAIN DISEASE IN THE HORSE.

By R. BUTLER, M.R.C.V.S., A.V.D.

CASE 1. hpilrpsJI.-The patient, a chestnut marc, 12 years old, was reported to have previously exhibited symptoms of an epileptiform nature, and to have been always of an excitable temperament. On the march from Hounslow to Wimbledon she suddenly threw up her head, staggered for a moment, and fell. A t this period twitchings of the muscles of the body, continual champing of the jaws, and violent and erratic head movements were prominent. Th<.: patient shortly afterwards rose, and immediately dashed her;,elf about, overcame all restraint. and staggered blindly down the roadway, falling repeatedly against any obstacle encountered; she ultimately stood still, was recaptured, and marched back seven miles to camp. Four days subsequently another seizure was reported, but of this I was not a witness. The animal was destroyed.

Post-lIlortelll.-Right parietal bone twice the thickness of the left one; choroid plexus of the right lateral ventricle absent, and a nodule of connective tissue found free in the ventricle. Cholestrin deposits at the lateral parts of the base of the brain.

CASE II. Cerebral Abscess.-The patient, a gelding, 16 years old, \vith no previous history of illness, was admitted on the 7th August 1891, with partial paraplegia, which was reported to have been developed \\'ithin 24 hours. Having been placed in slings, the animal