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to rise. The percentage of deaths through 

 this complaint is high. 



Cape Horse Sickness. 



This maladv is common amonost the 

 horses in South Africa, the recent Boer 

 war having been specially favourable to- 

 wards the increase, though the disease 

 is bad enough during time of peace especi- 

 ally at certain seasons of the year. 



Heat and moisture are particularly con- 

 ducive towards the production of this 

 complaint, which is closelyallied to Anthrax. 

 F'rosty weather has the opposite effect. 



In one form the lungs are the chief seat 

 of the disease ; in the other, the head and 

 tongue are greatly swollen. The per- 

 centage of deaths is very high, especially in 

 imported horses. 



In mild attacks the animals may recover, 

 being then spoken of as 'salted.' 



