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bronchitis, its general condition, however, remained good. It 
did not attempt to climb about the cage, but sat on the floor con- 
stantly, generally with the hind limbs flexed. 
POST-MORTEM SUMMARY. 
Body.—Fairly well nourished. Heart—Diastole, normal. 
Lungs.—Show acute broncho-pneumonia. Liver.—Congested. 
Kidneys.—Congested. Spleen and Lymph Nodes.—Congested. 
Stomach.—Contains no food; anaemic. Jntestines—Normal. 
Genito-Urinary Tract—Negative. Osseous System.—Sternum 
and ribs showed extensive changes. They were much deformed 
and almost entirely cartilaginous; considerable lateral curvature 
of the spinal column, especially in the mid-dorsal and lumbar 
regions. The vertebrae easily cut through and showed large can- 
cellar cavities and intense congestion. 
CASE VI. 
Sapajou (Cebus hypoleucus ).—This animal was in poor health 
at the time of entrance, and was only on exhibition a very short 
time when symptoms of “cage paraly sis” were noted. The case 
was one that might be classed as acute. About eight weeks 
elapsed from observation of first symptoms till death. 
POST-MORTEM SUMMARY. 
Body.—Poorly nourished and marked atrophy, especially of 
posterior extremities. Heart——In systole and normal. Lungs. 
Pigmented; otherwise normal. Liver.—Chronic congestion. 
Kidneys.—Congested. Stomach—Empty ; catarrhal and anaemic 
mucosa. Jntestines——Catarrhal enteritis. Genito-Urinary Tract. 
—Normal. Osseous System—General degeneration. Long bones 
decalcified, soft and easily fractured. Ribs and sternum almost 
entirely cartilaginous and considerably distorted, especially ster- 
num and ribs. 
CASE VII. 
Sapajou (Cebus hypoleucus)—This animal had been on exhi- 
bition only a few months when it showed the first characteristic 
symptoms of “cage paralysis.” The disease ran a rapid and con- 
