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pulse could not be counted. The heifer was groaning with 
each expiration. The head was very much drawn back and 
the body still sensitive under pressure. The animal died at 
10:30 p. m. 
Autopsy.—A hasty postmortem by the owner discovered 
' what he described as bruised areas under the skin. 
Death 9.—A spotted heifer, 3-year old, was noticed sick 
on Dec. 2,at 4:00 p.m. She died about 5:00 p. m., having 
apparently been in the best of health until shortly before she 
fell dead. No hemorrhagic areas under theskin wereinoticed 
by the owner. 
BEDOR OUTBREAK. 
The third outbreak which came under my observation 
occurred among the cattle belonging to Mr. John Bedor, 
living four and one-half miles east of St. Michael’s Station. 
Mr. Bedor had lost one animal on Dec. 1st, and another on 
Dec. Sth, both dying very suddenly and unexpectedly. These 
cattle had not been in standing corn. The writer visited 
Mr. Bedor’s place on Dec. 7th, and held examination post- 
mortem. 
Autopsy 5.—Bedor death No. 2. Parts examined: Sub- 
cutaneous tissues, trachea, cesophagus, dura and cord, post 
pharyngeal glands, thoracic cavity and contents, alimentary 
tract, spleen, liver and portal glands, pancreas, bladder, 
peritoneum, inguinal glands, humero-radial and carpal artic- 
ulations. All parts normal except as noted. 
There was a circular hemorrhagic area involving the 
muscles just below the ischial tuberosity. The trachea con- 
tained a moderate quantity of frothy fluid. Post pharyngeal 
glands were dark and hemorrhagic but normal in size. The 
pleura showed a small hemorrhagic areas on the diaphragm 
and there were a few on the costal pleura. Thelungsshowed 
in one cephalic lobe, marked interlobular emphysema, similar 
to that described in autopsy No. 3 (Caffrey). And in the 
left caudal numerous hemorrhagic areas. On the endocar- 
dium of the right ventricle of the heart, were several well 
marked hemorrhages. Bronchial and mediastinal glands 
were not carefully examined, but were probably normal. 
There was one circular hemorrhagic area on third stomach, 
quite typical. There were a few typical hemorrhages, 5 to 
