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stiff. His appetite becunie impaired, he was dainty and refused his 

 usual food. He frequently fought the cat with which he was usually 

 on the best of terms. He became affectionate, this was shown by 

 his licking the hands of the children and occasionally attempting to 

 get upon the beds at night, a thing which he rarely tried, and which 

 he was never allowed to do. During the day he would remain about 

 the buildings, lying in dark or shaded places. Usually he was ready 

 to go to the pasture to assist in driving the cows to the stable, but at 

 this time he seemed to have lost his interest and would go only when 

 urged. 



His disinclination in this respect became more and more notice- 

 able, although this with his unusual actions did not impress the 

 people about the place as being an indication of anything of a serious 

 nature. Pearly in the morning of May eleventh the dog disappeared 

 and has not been seen or heard of since, unless he was one of the 

 two dogs found among the herds in the pastures of Miss Howe, Mr. 

 St. Jamin and the one belonging to the town. That he may have 

 been the shepherd described by those who saw the dogs in the pas- 

 tures is fair to suppose, as their description would answer very 

 closely to his. 



No trace of the second dog described as a yellowish brown, medium 

 sized animal has ever been found. No one seen has been able to 

 give any information in regard to the ownership or loss of such an 

 animal. 



There appear below in tabulated form the dates upon which the 

 different herds were attacked by the dogs, the number of animals 

 lost by each party, the date when the animals were first noticed ail- 

 ing and the time of their death. Also the periods of incubation and 

 the duration of the disease. 



