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nales, as well as Cowper's and the prostate glands, are said to be 

 in a normal condition. 



The testicles may either be healthy, atrophied, or hypertro- 

 phied. When liypertrophied a yellowish serosity is found in 

 their interior. In the mare the mucous membrane of the uterus 

 and vagina is thickened, ecchymosed, and of a reddish-brown 

 colour. In the uterus a muco-purulent, yellowish-white, or a 

 chocolate coloured fluid, analogous to that which flows from the 

 vagina during the course of the disease, is found in greater or 

 less quantity. It is said to have been so abundant in some 

 cases as to have given the patient the appearance of being pretty 

 far advanced in gestation. 



The kidneys may be either in the normal condition or they 

 may be liypertrophied. Their pelves contain a substance 

 resembling the white of an egg, which has been found to be 

 abundant in albumen. M. Lafosse has found them to contain in 

 exceptional cases a substance similar in appearance and consis- 

 tence to honey. 



The mucous membrane of the ureters and bladder in both sexes 

 present a similar aspect to that of the womb in the female. 



The muscles are friable, as are also the bones, especially the 

 femur and ribs, of which the spongy tissue is generally impreg- 

 nated with a dark-coloured blood, or with a yellow gelatinous 

 matter. 



The coxo-femoral and pubio-femoral ligaments are red, thick- 

 ened, softened, and sometimes ruptured. 



The synovia of the articulations is abundant, muddy, and 

 presents the colour of blood. 



The cartilages are yellow and soft, and have sometimes disap- 

 peared from the articular surfaces. 



The fatty matter has everywhere disappeared. 



The subglossal, sublumbar, and mesenteric ganglia, as also 

 those in the vicinity of the urino-genital organs, are considerably 

 enlarged, and of a yellow or reddish-brown colour. They are 

 sometimes found to contain purulent matter. The French authors 

 describe no other lesions in the cranial cavity than the super- 

 abundance of the subarachnoidean fluid, while the German 

 authors affirm that the brain is in a degenerated state. They, 

 however, agree that in some cases the spinal cord is softened, 

 particularly in the lumbar region. It may, however, be re- 



