Report of the Health of Animals of the Farm. 275 



No evidence of ill health was noticed until about an hour 

 before death, when symptoms identical with those present in 

 the other cases declared themselves. 



This animal was the first experimental one which had been 

 seen to die. Death was accompanied with convulsions, and 

 was exceedingly rapid. 



An examination of the blood was made immediately after death, 

 which showed it to contain bacterides in immense numbers. 



27th. — Inoculated a fine healthy goat, a year old, with blood 

 •of the rabbit while still warm. Two punctures ; one on the 

 inner part of each thigh. 

 2'6th. — Goat unaffected. 



Inoculated with the blood of the rabbit, at the time of ex- 

 amining the goat this morning, a young cat. Two punctures. 



Same day (29th). — Cat apparently unaffected constitutionally ; 

 but an examination of its blood, both in the morning and evening 

 •of this day, showed the existence within it of a large number 

 of white cells — leucocytes. These bodies were present, appa- 

 rently Avith little variation as to number, down to Dec. 2nd, 

 when a marked diminution of them took place. Throughout, 

 no bacteria were detected. 



Same day (2dth). — Goat dull and much dispirited. Refuses 

 food. Towards noon the animal obstinately maintained a 

 recumbent position. Its breathing had now become very rapid 

 — numbering 110 in the minute — and the pulse greatly increased. 

 Died at 3 P. M., forti/seven hours after inoculation. Shortly 

 before death the inoculated spots assumed a livid hue. The 

 blood was found to be loaded with bacterides. 



Two cats and two dogs were fed with the flesh of the goat on 

 Dec. 1st to the 5th, inclusive, but no ill effects were produced in 

 any of the animals. The flesh was bright in appearance and 

 firm in texture, and gave no naked-eye indications of the animal 

 having died from blood-poisoning. 



On the day of the death of the goat, a donkey was inoculated 

 with its blood. Two punctures. 

 SOth. — Donkey apparently well. 



December 1st. — Marked indications of ill health in the donkey. 

 The animal loathes food ; is disinclined to move ; breathes 

 quickly and has a very anxious expression. The pulse is quick 

 and weak, and tremors show themselves at irregular intervals. 

 Temperature lOl^^Qths. 



Examination of the blood revealed the presence of large 

 numbers of white cells — leucocytes ; but no bacteria or bacterides 

 were seen. 



2nd. — Symptoms unchanged until the evening, when some 

 abatement of their severity took place. 



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