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poses and stops the secretions, that of the 

 udders is dried up, the mucous channels cease 

 to flow, the mucous membrane of the mouth 

 becomes whitish, the little glands situated on 

 it are more permanent, especially in the cir- 

 cumference of the gums ; the floor of the tongue 

 and the larynx are inflamed, the mucous mem- 

 brane of the cow's sexual organs is red and 

 furrowed with livid streaks, the white of the 

 eye is parched, and the skin feels alternately 

 hot and cold, as well as the horns and hoofs. 



Some of the sufferers have an external horri- 

 pilation, transient shiverings are felt in the 

 front and hind quarters and at the junction of 

 the limbs with the trunk. Some pregnant cows 

 near their delivery miscarry. In a word, at this 

 period of irritation, the whole frame is at war 

 with the typhic elements which besiege it, and 

 which overcome the preservative power of the 

 vital forces, and from this general disturbance 

 arises an incandescent fever, which drains and 

 stops all the secretions at their source. 



These general symptoms are the first signs 

 and warnings of functional derangements 

 more significant, which may, however, vary ac- 

 cording to the predispositions of each animal, 

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