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fourth stomach not reddened, but close to the pylorus there appeared 

 a covered depressio7i (with a light scab, which was loose at its peri- 

 phery) with smooth rounded edges, apparently an ulcer (PI. II, fig 2) 

 beginning to heal ; small bowels contained slime and bile ; some intes- 

 tinal glands showed hard elevations of the size of a pea having a hollow 

 on the top ; intestinal veins and those of the brain engorged ; liver, 

 kidneys, bladder and brain sound. The immediate cause of death was 

 vascular apoplexy from strangulation. The calf, though apparently 

 recovered from the pest, had not overcome its sequelae. 



No. 8 was a two year old steppe ox, healthy and in fine condition, 

 vaccinated on left shoulder with three woolen threads saturjrted with 

 fluid from tears of a Rinderpest subject. 



Symptoyns as foUow^s : On Qth clay^ loss of appetite ; rumina- 

 tion suspended; ears and lips hot, the latter dry; p. m., loss of 

 strength, with downcast looks. On ^th day^ lying down, with 

 head stuck out and tears in the eyes ; hair bristling ; pulse 88 ; 

 respiration 36; inspiration slow; expiration quick; dung softer; 

 great loss of strength during night ; at noon, gnashing of teeth 

 and diarrhoea ; pulse 92 ; respiration 40 ; at evening, shaking of 

 head ; deep sighing inspirations, with pawing of the fore feet. On 

 Sth day, does not eat ; pulse 92 and small ; respiration 40 ; tears 

 flowing profusely ; secretions from nose increased ; gnashing of teeth 

 and shaking of head more frequent ; watery diarrhoea ; increased 

 debility and great thirst ; pulse thinner ; secretions stringy and thick ; 

 not so much head shaking ; diarrhoea frequent, with no faeces and sour 

 smell ; mouth hot and covered with tough mucus. 0?i 9th day, pulse 

 98, small ; stroke of the heart hardly perceptible ; all symptoms exacer- 

 bated ; mucous membrane of lips and anus full of erosions, on the first 

 white, on the latter red, of varying size and form ; in the evening, pulse 

 small and hardly to be" felt ; respiration 46, with heaving in the 

 flanks ; peculiar look of the dim eye ; frequent and severe shaking of 

 the head; great thirst. 0?i 10^Ac?ay pulse 84 and fuller ; respiration 

 more quiet and 36 ; animal more lively and strives to eat ; erosions 

 around the anus spread to the scrotum ; at noon, diarrhoea increased, 

 animal hardly able to stand ; pulse small and vacillating ; respira- 

 tion 44 ; he wants to eat but cannot chew ; in evening, great moaning, 

 and gnashing of teeth more frequent. On 11th day, he is more 

 lively ; eye more lustrous ; pulse more full, 84 ; respiration 36 ; desire 

 for food and drink ; death in the evening. 



Post-mortem; made before the body was quite cold. Great emacia- 

 tion; muscles of natural color; fat normal and soft; first and second 



