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At night, with the exception of increased weakness and the 

 passing of more fiuid faecal evacuations, there was no material 

 change in the symptoms. 



^tli. — The pulse now numbers 65, and has lost its sharp beat; 

 the breathing is a little quickened ; the diarrhcca has passed into 

 dysentery ; the animal's appearance is very dejected ; a discharge 

 flows from the nostrils and eyes ; the coat is staring ; tiie spasm 

 of the muscles more intense ; the extremities and body are cold ; 

 and the prostration of the vital powers very considerable. 



9 P.M. — The pulse has risen to 75, and can be felt only with 

 difficulty in the arteries ; the breathing has become very much 

 quicker during the day, and now numbers 24 in the minute ; the 

 dysentery is profuse ; tenesmus is likewise present. Tiie other 

 symptoms remain about the same as in the morning. 



9^/z. — The symptoms are all increased in severity, excepting 

 that the tremors have nearly disappeared ; the abdomen is much 

 pinched in ; small quantities of blood stain the alvine evacu- 

 ations, which are likewise very foetid ; the pulse is remarkably 

 tremulous, and the respiration is short and quick. The animal 

 will, however, still take a little water to drink. 



10th. — During this day she struggled on against the disease, 

 but sunk about midnight, being far too weak to rise for several 

 hours before death. 



Fost-mortem, — eight hours after death. — No congestion of the 

 superficial vessels, nor change in the colour of the Hesh, was ob- 

 served on the removal of the skin, and there was but little tendency 

 to decomposition of the body. The blood, however, was Jluid 

 and of a dark colour in all the large veins. Ulceration had com- 

 menced in several places on the dorsum and root of the tongue, 

 especially around the bases of the conical papillae. The fauces, 

 velum palati, pharynx, and larynx, were also ulcerated here and 

 there in patches of about the size of a shilling ; the mucous 

 membrane of the posterior nasal opening was intensely reddened 

 and studded with yellowish-coloured points from effusions of 

 lymph into its follicles: the ducts of the tonsils were also filled 

 to completion with lymph. The lining membrane of the wind- 

 pipe and bronchial tubes was but slightly congested ; but in 

 mnny places it was covered with layers of effused lymph. The 

 substance of the lungs was healthy, as was their serous covering. 

 'I'lie heart was rather flaccid ; no blood was found in its ven- 

 tricles. 



On opening the abdomen some petechial spots were found on 

 the omentum, otherwise the serous membrane was free from any 

 vascular injection. The fourth stomach, and also the small 

 intestines presented a dark-coloured condition of their outer coat, 

 but this was ascertained to depend on the congested state of their 



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