30 SMALL- POX IN SUKEl'. 



Sept. 14. — Inflammation, apparently of a common 

 cliaracter, surrounds tlie incisions in both animals ; the 

 inllannnatory action, however, is gi'eater in the one 

 where the pus was used. 



Sept. 15. — ^The inflammation has increased in both, 

 but particularly in the sheep inoculated with pus, the 

 fore limb of which is swollen, hot and painfid, associated 

 with lameness, and some febrile action has been set up 

 in the system. Matter is beginning to form in all the 

 incisions. 



Sept. 16. — The suppurative action has become fully 

 established ; it has every appearance of being the result 

 of ordinary inflammation. Both the animals feed 

 well. 



Sept. 21. — Since the last date, the wounds have 

 freely discharged pus of a healthy character, and the 

 sheep are now apparently free from any constitutional 

 disease. 



Sept. 22. — Both patients this morning are dull ; they 

 refuse food ; keep themselves separate ; lie down fre- 

 quently ; their heads droop ; the ears are lopped ; the 

 countenance is anxious; the conjunctival membrane 

 reddened; the pulse increased in frequency, and the 

 breathing accelerated. An eruption has made its ap- 

 pearance on the inner side of the fore arms in each 

 sheep : it presents the character of roseola variolosa. 



Sept. 23. — The animal into which the pus was intro- 

 duced suffers more than the other. The mucous lining 

 of its nostrils is highly inflamed, and the secretion from 

 it considerably increased, flowing over its lips; the 

 pulse is much quickened ; the respiration very short 

 and painful ; the conjunctiva inflamed, and tears trickle 

 down the face ; all food is refrised, and the febrile ex- 



