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bronchitis, its general condition, however, remained good. It 

 did not attempt to cHmb about the cage, but sat on the floor con- 

 stantly, generally with the hind limbs flexed. 



POST-MORTEM SUMMARY. 



Body. — Fairly well nourished. Heart. — Diastole, normal. 

 Lungs. — Show acute broncho-pneumonia. Liver. — Congested. 

 Kidneys. — Congested. Spleen and Lymph Nodes. — Congested. 

 Stomach. — Contains no food ; anaemic. Intestines. — Normal. 

 Geiiito-Uriiiary Tract. — Negative. Osseous System. — Sternum 

 and ribs showed extensive changes. They were much deformed 

 and almost entirely cartilaginous ; considerable lateral curvature 

 of the spinal column, especially in the mid-dorsal and lumbar 

 regions. The vertebrae easily cut through and showed large can- 

 cellar cavities and intense congestion. 



Case vr. 



Sapajon (Cebits liypolcucns). — This animal was in poor health 

 at the time of entrance, and was only on exhibition a very short 

 time when symptoms of "cage paralysis" were noted. The case 

 was one that might be classed as acute. About eight weeks 

 elapsed from observation of first S}'mptoms till death. 



POST-MORTEM SUMMARY. 



Body. — Poorlv nourished and marked atrophy, especially of 

 posterior extremities. Heart. — In systole and normal. Lungs. 

 Pigmented ; otherwise normal. Liver. — Chronic congestion. 

 Kidneys. — Congested. Stomach. — Empty; catarrhal and anaemic 

 mucosa. Intestines. — Catarrhal enteritis. Genito-Urinary Tract. 

 — Normal. Osseous System. — General degeneration. Long bones 

 decalcified, soft and easily fractured. Ribs and sternum almost 

 entirelv cartilaginous and considerably distorted, especially ster- 

 num and ribs. 



Case vii. 



Sapajon {Cebns hypoleuciis).— This aninidl had been on exhi- 

 bition only a few months when it showed the first characteristic 

 symptoms of "cage paralysis." The disease ran a rai)id and con- 



