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There was, however, at this time an occasional, deep, loose, sing 

 cough. During the summer of 1892 there was a considerable loss of 

 flesh and a development of general unthriftiness. Late in the sea- 

 eon there appeared at the patella articulation of one leg a well-defined, 

 hard, tense, painful swelling, about the size of the hand, this 

 increased in size, became more painful on pressure, causing increased 

 lameness. At this time the animal was isolated with the idea of 

 submitting him to the tuberculin test. He became more and more 

 emaciated notwithstanding that the appetite remained good and the 

 food supplied was abundant and wholesome. 



From October third to the twentieth several microscopic examina- 

 tions were made of the mucus discharged from the nostrils but at no 

 time were the bacilli of tuberculosis found. 



Neither auscultation nor percussion of the thorax revealed symp- 

 toms indicative of extensive tuberculous lesions and while an occa- 

 sional deep, full, moist, single cough was heard it was not frequent, 

 nor troublesome. 



