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Post-mortem examination at once.—Skin: Covered almost universally by a blackish 
exudation in great part dried into crusts. On the ears are some remnants of the 
former exudations and extravasations ; half an inch of the tip of one ear is necrotic. 
Digestive organs: Mouth healthy. Guttwral lymphatic glands greatly enlarged and 
gray from pigmentation. 5 ‘ 
Stomach: Full; contents dry and acid; has reddish discoloration as from blood 
extrevasations and broad lines along its great curvature. The mucous membrane at 
this point is peeling off. 
Small intestine: Contents abundant and liquid. Spots of congestion of about one 
line in diameter ; no ulcers nor erosions ; six ascarides. 
Large intestine: Presents little abnormal. One or two depressed spots like cicatrices. 
Mesenteric glands >. Greatly enlarged and mostly grayish from pigmentary deposit. 
Inguinal glands also much enlarged and gray. 
Thoracic duct: Is filled with a milky fluid. 
Liver: Firm patches of purple. The lower margin very pale; almost transparent. 
Spleen: Small, rigid, twisted as if from binding organizing lymph. Its surface is 
anusually white and fibrous-looking, but there is a deep black line along its anterior 
border. 
Pancreas: Sound. 
Heart: Right ventricle marked with bluish discoloration, evidently from former 
ecchymosis. One flap of the tricuspid valve has a round, blackish nodule beneath the 
endocardium. - Left ventricle with similar bluish surface, and bicuspid valve with a 
translucent thickening. 
Respiratory organs: Larynx and right bronchus have each a dark red ecchymosis,. 
Lungs have black spots of ecchymosis and slight reddening of certain lobules, 
Bronchial glands: Enlarged and pigmented. 
Subdorsal glands: Enlarged and of a very deep red. 
Brain: Generally unchanged. 
EXPERIMENT No. 2. 
Poland-China pig, nine weeks old. 
Date. Hour. a ae hades Remarks. 
Dec. 19 | 10a. m...... 103.5 ° F. | Fed infected feces and intestinal mucous mombrane preserved for 
a month in dry bran. 
BUY |e aoet (eeecee 104. 25 
20 | 5p.m-....... 103.5 
21 | 103. m...... 103. 25 
21 | 5p.m..--....- 104 
22) | a. Me. sca. 103. 5 
2|4.30p.m-...] 102.5 
733) ROR Eee 102. 75 
voit ee tile eres 102 
25 ||. -@eGhh Seance 101.75 
Adel Rem Ores 103.5 
ie See) <a ane 102 
PAs Wee ai ESS Ee 100. 75 
20) | eect eee aoe 102 
HU ieee ees 101 
Sal, BRED Brees 101 
Jeiny 1 Seeei eRe ae 102.5 
Oy en i ee 102 
2) eoeihey aaa = an 203 
eee OO) semen - 102. 75 
A epayey ees eek 103 Inoculated with intestine of pig which died yesterday. The in. 
testine had been frozen over night. 
Bilssee@eecwencl) | 103 : 
Peleeeete ac tacwc|e (104,70 H 
Bile oe-110) ance 105 
OP eaacOshonmde 104 H 
i) ee a Gy eee ee 103 
ie Peer Lome oms 105 
1-0/2 wancen 104 
1Sa|PossQG Goossens 105. 25 Purple spots on ears and rump; greasy exudation from skin. 
me Enlarged inguinal glands. 
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106.5 Scours; a bright-yellow liquid feces. 
105 Do. 
105 Do. 
105.5 Scours. 
105. 5 | I 
105. 5 Do. 
103 Do. 
107 Great prostration; will not rise for food nor to have temperature 
taken. Purple blotches are especially abundant on ears and 
| spout, and to a less extent on the head, generally the teats, 
| Inump,andhips. When lifted scarcely madeastruggle. Killed 
by bleeding. 
