GENEEAIi PATHOLOaT. 47 



symptoms of sudden debility which manifest themselves in 

 most cattle affected with blood-poison or ferment of any kind, 

 he notices ; x 



" A constant diarrhoea of fetid green faeces, a stinking breath, nau- 

 seous steams from the skin, blood very florid^ hot and frothy urine, or 

 stale, high colored ; roofs of the mouths and barbs ulcerated, tumors 

 or boils felt under the panniculus carnosus or fleshy membrane of the 

 skin (note reference to Rammazini and Lancisi), eruptions all along 

 their limbs and about their bags (note reference to Aldrovandus, 

 I, 110, De malide Subtercutanea), visible irritation during some time 

 in ano^ much groaning, symptoms aggravated in the evening, animals 

 mostly lying down." "The symptoms continue increasing till the 

 seventh day from the invasion, on which generally, though sometimes 

 protracted till the ninth, the crisis takes place." 



Now, we will admit that some of these symptoms might 

 present a difficulty in distinguishing between themselves and 

 those occurring in Einderpest ; but the Doctor, in his chapter 

 on prognosis, clears up every doubt or mystery. 



" If, therefore, the following symptoms be observed on the seventh 

 day from the seizure, namely, either eruptions all over the skin or 

 boils as big as pigeon's eggs on diiferent parts of the body, but espe- 

 cially from the head to the tail, all along each side of the spine or 

 back-bone and tail, so ripe as to discharge putrid and stinking matter ; 

 large abscesses formed in the horns or in some parts of the body, <fec.; 

 &c., the nose be sore and scabbed, &c., &c., the beast is out of danger. 

 But, on the contrary, if on the seventh day from the invasion the 

 eruptions, boils or abscesses are decreased in bulk, or totally disap- 

 peared without having broke or discharged outwardly, <fec., &c., the 

 running from the nose and eyes lessened ; the eyes dim and sunk into 

 the head, a perfect stupidity, the beast inevitably will soon die.". . . . 

 " Within some hours of its death, there frequently arises On the back, 

 upon the sinking of the small swellings, a large tumor, or bag filled, 

 as it were, with air, pressing upon which the contents will move to 

 and fro from the head to the tail. This is not only mentioned by 

 Rammazini, but also by authors who deemed the disease to be only 

 an inflammatory fever ; it is called an emphysema^ &c." 



The term ** emphysema " was evidently intended by Lay- 

 ard (if not as synonymous with that, immediately preceding, 

 *' inflammatory fever"), to serve as an expressive designation 

 of the " large tumor, filled with air," which supervened 



