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Ten days after the inoculation the first symptoms of specific inflammation appeared, 

 and all recovered. 



NINTH GROUP OF OBSERVATIONS. 



On the 2d of February the greater part of these animals showed signs of the inocula 

 tion, and afterward recovered. 



One animal on the 3d of February had a swelling in the upper part of the right hind 

 limb. The tumor increased, and the animal suffered intensely. Incisions, emollients, and 

 purgatives were resorted to as usual. By the 8th of February the swelling had invaded 

 nearly the whole of the right hip, pushed the tail to the left, and the anus was partly oc 

 cluded so as to cause difficulty in defecation. The animal died on the 10th. Post-mortem 

 appearances indicated little else beyond the thickening of the skin and subcutaneous tis 

 sues of the right hip. There was some discoloration of the intestines, flaccid appearance of 

 muscles, and dark color of lungs, but no specific appearances in internal organs. 



TENTH GROUP OF OBSERVATIONS. 



Two presented swelling on the 12th of February, and recovered ; the others showed 

 no signs. 



ELEVENTH GROUP OF OBSERVATIONS. 



From the 13th to the 20th of March the effects of the inoculations were developed. 

 One animal only of the first group lost a little of its tail. 



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