262 Report on Steppe Murrain or Rinderpest. 



mucous lining; as seen through the other coats. The first stomach — 

 rumen — was free from disease, but its epithelial lining could be 

 readily peeled off in places, doubtless from changes which had 

 taken place since death. This stomach contained some rather 

 dry ingesta. A similar state of things was met with in both the 

 reticulum and omasum, but no true lUser-diirre existed. The lining 

 membrane of the fourth stomach — abomasum — was intensely red- 

 dened throughout, and its follicles crammed with lymph. Effu- 

 sions of lymph adhered in many places, as scabs of a dirty-yellow 

 colour, to the mucous membrane of this stomach. 



The duodenum, near to the pylorus, was in a similar state to 

 the fourth stomach, as were the jejunum and ileum in several 

 detached places along their course. Peyer's glands were free from 

 ulceration, and several of them had every appearance of health. 

 The mucous membrane of the large intestines was ulcerated here 

 and there, while in other parts no change of structure could l^e 

 detected. These intestines contained much mucus mixed witli 

 shreds of lymph. The liver was healthy in its substance, and 

 the gall-bladder was filled with a greenish-coloured bile. Its 

 lining membrane was free from disease, but thin bands of lymph 

 could be drawn from out of many of the large biliary ducts. The 

 urinary and genitive organs gave no evidence of disease. The 

 brain and spinal marrow Avere firm, and presented no structural 

 change, but an unusual quantity of fluid existed both in the 

 ventricles of the brain and also in the upper part of the theca 

 vertebralis. 



In consequence of the occurrence of this case, and of Case I. 

 in the same quarantine station, the Commissioners determined 

 to slaughter tlie rest, consisting of five head of cattle, reserving 

 only the animal in question for our special purposes. This 

 resolve was taken on May 8th, and was somewhat hastened 

 by the circumstance that all the animals were in very low con- 

 dition and of little value, being the property of small farmers 

 but one degree superior in position to the peasants. The greatest 

 difficulty also existed in procuring sufficient food lor the 

 animals ; and poor women, the wives of the proprietors, could 

 be daily seen standing in the mountain streams for hours together 

 up to their knees in water, with scarcely clothing sufficient 

 to cover their persons, washing coutch-grass, which had been 

 picked from off the land in order to feed these cattle. The step 

 was, doubtless, rendered necessary by the circumstances ; it was 

 nevertheless most painful to witness the lamentations of the 

 poor women on its being carried into execution. 



Shortly after the removal and slaughter of the animals the 

 quarantine station was set on fire, and soon razed to the ground. 



