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merely went to show that upon the division of the costal cartilages 

 the lungs protruded, as if too large for the cavity of the thorax, and, 

 being cut into, poured forth a frothy mucus, resembling in color and 

 consistence soap lather ; the stomach and duodenum were filled with 

 the matters above described to have been eaten, not however im- 

 pacted, probably owing to the premature death. I have little doubt 

 from the symptoms that, had the examination gone so far, the ves- 

 sels of the brain and spinal cord would have been found injected. 

 The splash of water certainly caused disquietude ; but, inasmuch as 

 noise of any sort produced similar effects, it is doubtful whether 

 aversion to fluids existed ; and yet the circumstance of death 

 instantly following the oil-draught, would warrant the belief that 

 spasms of the muscles of deglutition, with the temporary closure 

 of the glottis, occasioned suffocation and death." 



Among all the numerous cases of rabies which we have met with 

 in the course of our practice, we have never had the opportunity of 

 examining the post-mortem appearances of a rabid pig ; but it seems 

 to be generally admitted by those who have done so that there is 

 invariably inflammation about the glottis, and very considerable in- 

 flammation of the villous coat of the stomach, especially about the 

 pylorus, towards the cardia. and on the surface of the two rugae ; in 

 some parts the inflammation had almost merged in mortification. 

 The stomach is generally filled with every kind of filth and rubbish, 

 and the bladder distended with urine. 



The disease generally appears in the third or fourth week after the 

 animal has been inoculated, but it has been known to lie dormant for 

 two months. 



Incision of the part and the application of the cautery as soon as 

 possible after the animal has been bitten, are the only preventive 

 means : cure there is none when once this disease has made its ap- 

 pearance, and those who rely on the infallible nostrums of some 

 learned "pig-doctor," will find themselves disappointed; the symp- 

 toms may be alleviated by certain drugs, but rabies is incurable. 



We are not aware that rabies has ever been known to be commu- 

 nicated by the bite of a pig, but Julian Palmarius states that he has 

 seen horses, cattle, and sheep, become rabid from eating the straw in 

 which rabid pigs had lain ; and Dr. Shackmann corroborates the fact. 



It has been a much disputed point whether or not the flesh of ani- 

 mals which have died rabid can be eaten with safety. Two eminent 

 scientific men in Paris ate of such flesh without experiencing any bad 

 effects. The carcass of an ox that had been bitten by a rabid dog, 

 and had exhibited all the symptoms of rabies, was cut up and sold, 

 but it did not appear that any of those who ate of it experienced the 

 slightest ir convenience. Again, at the Royal Veterinary School at 

 Alford, the tongue of a rabid horse -was given to a iog ; the animaj 

 devoured it, and lived on in perfect health. 



