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rapidly developed. They may begin with small, weak, and 

 dicrotous pulse, uneven surface temperature, and violent 

 tumultuous action of the heart. The internal temperature 

 is high, but generally falls before death ; the conjunctival 

 membrane is swollen and of a yellowish-red hue. There is 

 disinclination to move, inco-ordination, and loss of power in 

 the muscles of locomotion, and twitching of the muscles 

 in various parts. Drowsiness and stupidity, with much 

 prostration, are marked symptoms. There is a yellowish 

 discharge from the nose, often tinged with blood, and the 

 nasal membrane is often covered with blood extravasations. 



The breath is foetid and the superficial lymphatics 

 swelled ; abdominal pain, shown by uneasiness, pawing, and 

 looking to the sides, is sometimes manifested. The faeces are 

 fluid or blood-stained ; the skin is harsh and dry, and in 

 some cases it crepitates when pressed towards the loins 

 or sides. The respiration becomes tumultuous and hurried 

 the nostrils dilated, and the animal foams at the mouth. 

 The temperature declines, the animal staggers at every 

 step ; convulsions, and delirium or coma ensue, and death 

 closes the scene. 



Symptoms of Anthrax with Localization. — Anthrax in 

 horses is not so frequently marked by local symptoms as 

 in the ox and sheep. 



' Nevertheless, a critical eruption of so-called anthrax 

 tu mours is sometimes present in certain epizootics, in which 

 horses, as well as other herbivorous animals, are involved ' 

 (Fleming). 



At a certain stage in the febrile symptoms there is an 

 external eruption in various regions. This consists in the 

 development of ' tumours ' or ' anthrax-pustules ' in the 

 interstices of the muscles, in the loose areolar tissue, and in 

 the lymphatic glands. They are especially met with in the 

 submaxillary space in the upper part of the throat, the 



