]22 REVIEWS. The Pathology and Differential Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases of Animals Second Edition. By Veranus Alva Moore, B.S., M.D., Professor of Comparative Pathology, Bacteriology, and Meat Inspection, New York State Veterinary College, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Ithaca: Taylor and Carpenter, ]906. WE had to speak in terms of qualified praise of the first edition of this work, which appeared four years ago. The new edition has followed the rule of being considerably larger than its predecessor, but the enlargement was necessary, and in all respects the work is improved. In writing text-books that are mainly intended for students there is always a great difficulty in deciding on the limits of size within which the work must be confined, and in the present case the author has steered what was perhaps a wise middle course. The work now extends to 500 pages, which most students will probably consider enough? but in reality it has only been kept down to this size by a conciseness which at some places the omission of important details. The work deals not only with the pathogenic bacteria of the domesticated animals but also with the diseases caused by protozoa, and it is the latter part of the work which might with advantage have been made more thorough. For example, the piroplasmoses other than Texas fever are disposed of in five pages, and east coast fever only gets a foot-note of five lines. The illustrations comprise over one hundred small figures of varying merits and a number of useful plates. Die tierpathogenen Protozoen. Von Paul Kaestner, Tierarzt in Berlin. Berlin: Richard Schoetz, 1906. THIS work is a sign of the increasing importance that is everywhere being assigned to a knowledge of those animal diseases which are caused by the unicellular animal parasites or protozoa. The author remarks in the preface that veterinary literature at the present time contains no work which deals with the animal plagues caused by, protozoa from the standpoint of modern researches with regard to these members of the animal kingdom. This work is intended to fill the lacuna. Almost throughout, the book bears a striking resemblance to the one on the same subject by Doflein, which appeared in 1901. Naturally, it contains references to investigations which are of later date, but in this respect there are some notable defects. For example, the author appears to have overlooked all researches with regard to African Coast Fever subsequent to those of Koch, and thus repeats opinions concerning the cause and prevention of the disease which have been amply refuted by Theiler and Stockman, Gray, and others. Specielle Pathologie und Therapie der Haustiere. Von Dr Franz Hutyra, Professor der Seuchenlehre, und Dr Josef Marek, Professor der spez. Pathologie und Therapie an der Tierarztlichen Hochschule in Budapest. II. Band. J ena: Gustav Fischer, ICJ06. WE had occasion to welcome the first volume of this work when it appeared during the course of the past year. Volume II. completes the work, and makes it the most exhaustive text-book of Veterinary Pathology and Thera- peutics which exists in any language. This volume extends to nearly 1000 pages, and includes J 38 illustrations in the text. It deals with the diseases of the respiratory, digestive, urinary, nervous, and muscular systems, and with those of the skin, and maintains the high standard of excellence set in the preceding volume. The authors deserve to be heartily congratulated on the completion of what must have been an arduous labour, and on having made such a valuable addition to the literature of veterinary science.

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]22 REVIEWS.

The Pathology and Differential Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases of Animals Second Edition. By Veranus Alva Moore, B.S., M.D., Professor of Comparative Pathology, Bacteriology, and Meat Inspection, New York State Veterinary College, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Ithaca: Taylor and Carpenter, ]906.

WE had to speak in terms of qualified praise of the first edition of this work, which appeared four years ago. The new edition has followed the rule of being considerably larger than its predecessor, but the enlargement was necessary, and in all respects the work is improved. In writing text-books that are mainly intended for students there is always a great difficulty in deciding on the limits of size within which the work must be confined, and in the present case the author has steered what was perhaps a wise middle course. The work now extends to 500 pages, which most students will probably consider enough? but in reality it has only been kept down to this size by a conciseness which at some places i~volves the omission of important details.

The work deals not only with the pathogenic bacteria of the domesticated animals but also with the diseases caused by protozoa, and it is the latter part of the work which might with advantage have been made more thorough. For example, the piroplasmoses other than Texas fever are disposed of in five pages, and east coast fever only gets a foot-note of five lines. The illustrations comprise over one hundred small figures of varying merits and a number of useful plates.

Die tierpathogenen Protozoen. Von Paul Kaestner, Tierarzt in Berlin. Berlin: Richard Schoetz, 1906.

THIS work is a sign of the increasing importance that is everywhere being assigned to a knowledge of those animal diseases which are caused by the unicellular animal parasites or protozoa. The author remarks in the preface that veterinary literature at the present time contains no work which deals with the animal plagues caused by, protozoa from the standpoint of modern researches with regard to these members of the animal kingdom. This work is intended to fill the lacuna. Almost throughout, the book bears a striking resemblance to the one on the same subject by Doflein, which appeared in 1901. Naturally, it contains references to investigations which are of later date, but in this respect there are some notable defects. For example, the author appears to have overlooked all researches with regard to African Coast Fever subsequent to those of Koch, and thus repeats opinions concerning the cause and prevention of the disease which have been amply refuted by Theiler and Stockman, Gray, and others.

Specielle Pathologie und Therapie der Haustiere. Von Dr Franz Hutyra, Professor der Seuchenlehre, und Dr Josef Marek, Professor der spez. Pathologie und Therapie an der Tierarztlichen Hochschule in Budapest. II. Band. J ena: Gustav Fischer, ICJ06.

WE had occasion to welcome the first volume of this work when it appeared during the course of the past year. Volume II. completes the work, and makes it the most exhaustive text-book of Veterinary Pathology and Therapeutics which exists in any language. This volume extends to nearly 1000

pages, and includes J 38 illustrations in the text. It deals with the diseases of the respiratory, digestive, urinary, nervous, and muscular systems, and with those of the skin, and maintains the high standard of excellence set in the preceding volume. The authors deserve to be heartily congratulated on the completion of what must have been an arduous labour, and on having made such a valuable addition to the literature of veterinary science.