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March 26. — The oedema under the tongue has increased and spread over 

 the face, up towards the eyes. The right eyc-Iids are sticking together, and 

 cannot be opened. On the mucous membrane of the pliarynx are several 

 pseudo-membranous spots. The whole mucous membrane in the mouth is 

 covered with clots of saliva. 



April 2. — General condition improved. The right eye is always kept shut, 

 and the lids are sticking together. Beneath the eye-lid there are putrid, slimy 

 masses, and conjunctiva is dirty gray. The upger eye-lid is much swollen, the 

 swelling having extended especially towards the nostrils. 



April S.^Condition the same On the conjunctiva of the right upper eye- 

 lid, a croupous membrane is located, yellowish-vvhite, uneven, 2-3 mm. thick, 

 and about J4 cm. in size. It can be removed. The mucous under it is uneven, 

 gray and begins to bleed at several places. The oedema under the tongue has 

 become absorbed. A small pseudo-membrane has formed on the palate near 

 the entrance to the nasTl cavitv 



April 10. — General condition very bad. The fowl cowers in a corner of 

 the cage, and pays no attention to its surroundings. It kepes its eyes shut, 

 and the feathers are in great disorder. The appetite is very poor, and the 

 whole face is much swollen. The wattles are swollen and prominent. 



April 13. — General condition is improved. The purulent secretion from 

 the right eye has diminished. The swelling of the face still exists. At several 

 places fluctuation can be noticed ; at others, an emphysema. 



April 16. — The whole tumor is less hot, and is in an emphysematous con- 

 dition. The tumors in both upper eye-lids are in communication with the 

 tumor of the whole face. A croupous membrane still exists on the palate. 



April 24. — General condition very bad. The hen lies most of the time 

 on the floor of the cage in a comatose condition. The local changes have 

 remained as they were, but the purluent conjunctivitis on the right side has 

 almost entirely disappeared 

 -\pril 26. — Dead. 



Post-Mortem : Carcass almost destitute of flesh and fat. Mouth and nares 

 seemingly normal. Spleen a little swollen. In the subcutaneous tissue of the 

 head there is a putrid abscess, the pus is dark brown, liquid, mixed with solid 

 I'heesy masses, and stinks oflfensively. The walls of the abscess are formed 

 bv a pyogenous membrane, which is covered with a solid layer of cheese-like. 

 dry matter, having the appearance of the pseudo-membranes in the mouth. The 

 roup bacillus was found in the pus, together with large numbers of coli-like 

 bicteria. The spleen contained some coli-like bacilli. 



Fowl No. 35.— Healthy ben, about one year old, which had never hnd roup. 

 Ti- was inoculated with the same culture as fowl No. 34. — two drops in the 

 upper eye-lid of the right eye, and two drops into the high parts of the nose, 

 the needle of the syringe being thrust through the dorsal wall of the nose. 



March 24. — General condition much disturbed. SAvelling of the right eye 

 (considerable, hot and firm, and the skin reddened. In the eye-lid, large quant- 

 ities of slimy lacrymal secretions are present. Conjunctiva gray and swollen. 

 Two small pseudo-membranes are located on the Conjunctiva of the upper lid. 

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