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citement is great ; but the eruptions are not more nu- 

 merous than they were yesterday. 



To facilitate our further description of these experi- 

 ments, we shall name this patient. Sheep A ; the othei'. 

 Sheep B. 



Sheep A. 



Sept. 24. — Has rather less fever 

 this morning, but the injection of 

 the visible mucous membranes is 

 greater than yesterday, and their 

 secretions are augmented ; the 

 sides of the face are also swollen ; 

 the eruption continues unchanged 

 in character, but there are fewer 

 patches to be seen. 



Sept. 25. — The eruption is prin- 

 cipally confined to the hairless 

 parts of the animal's body, and 

 the inner side of its arms and 

 thighs. The fever has increased 

 in intensity. 



Sept. 26. — Papulae can be seen 

 here and there ; the roseola is dis- 

 appearing. 



Sept. 27. — There is great in- 

 crease in the severity of the symp- 

 toms, associated with prostration 

 of strength ; the skin is hot, and 

 the wool comes off easily ; the 

 papulae or nodules are more ele- 

 vated and extended. Sp. yEther 

 Nitr. et Liq. Amm. Acet. were 

 given, and ordered to be repeated 

 daUy. Careful nursing, and the 

 administration of gruel, were pre- 

 scribed for both patients. 



Sept. 28. — This sheep still suf- 

 fers more than the other, and the 



Sheep B. 



Sept. 24. — Presents the same 

 condition of skin : but the fever 

 has abated somewhat in severity. 



Sept. 25. — The intcgumental 

 inflammation is more diffused ; the 

 constitutional symptoms are miti- 

 gated, and the appetite returning. 



Sept. 26. — The roseola is less 

 visible ; no papulae can, however, 

 be detected. 



Sept. 27. — Papidse are present, 

 and exist principally on the inside 

 of the thighs, around the arms, 

 and on the under surface of the 

 tail. The constitutional symp- 

 toms are likewise aggravated. 



Sept. 28. — The respiration is 

 painful and laboured — 33 in the 

 minute ; the discharge from the 

 conjunctival and Schneiderian 

 membranes is of a mucous cha- 

 racter, but free from any sangui- 

 neous hue ; the pulse varies from 

 108 to 112, At times the animal 

 takes a little food, and does not 

 lie down so much as the other 

 sheep. The papulae, although ex- 

 isting all over the body, are dis- 

 tinct from each other. 



Sept. 29. — The same symp- 

 toms continue, but they are in- 

 creased in severity. 



