Report on the Health of Animals oj the Farm. 



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neck was entirely due to the exudation of an enormous quantity 

 of lymph into the areolar tissue, not only as connecting the 

 cervical muscles together as a whole, but as uniting the fasciculi 

 of each muscle the one to the other. This infiltration of yellow- 

 coloured lymph contrasted greatly with the red fibres of the several 

 muscles, and gave to them a peculiar striated appearance, not 

 very dissimilar to that which is present in the lungs of an animal 

 affected with Pleuro-pneumonia. Contrary, however, to expecta- 

 tion, no disease whatever was found either in the windpipe or in the 

 lungs. Even the lining membrane of the windpipe and the* 

 bronchial tubes did not give the least indication of any abnormal 

 fluid having been brought in contact with it ; nor was there the 

 slightest trace of disease to be detected in any organ, either of 

 the chest or abdomen. A microscopic examination of the lympb 

 showed that it was almost entirely made up of cells, both granu- 

 lated and nucleated. Only a few fine fibres were to be detected. 

 Under the 25th objective the exudation matter presented the 

 appearances represented in the annexed engraving. The fasci- 

 culi of the muscles were pale, swollen, and disintegrated, pre- 

 senting an appearance from the soddening effect of the exuded 

 lymph very similar to that which is seen in stewed meat. 



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To return to the case of the calf Into whose left lung six 

 drachms of the serum were injected. It has been stated that up 

 to July 6th, the date of the attack of illness of the other calf, this 

 one continued well. On July 9th — a very hot day — the tempe- 

 rature of the body rose to 107-5°, and the animal gave evidenc6 

 of general excitation. On the 10th, the upper part of the chest 

 on the left side — the site of the puncture — was swollen and painful 



