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do up to the 31st, at which period the teats of the cow were 

 bitten by the calf. From this date the calf became very ill, 

 appeared to have sore throat, made a very peculiar noise, a 

 kind of half bellow and roar, continued to get worse, and died 

 on the 3d inst. I did not see him, but such is the description 

 given to me by Mr. J., and I know that it is a faithful one. 



" My attention was now directed to the cow. She was ob- 

 served yesterday to separate herself from the others, and to 

 bellow occasionally. But this morning she was seen to foam 

 greatly at the mouth, and appeared much excited. The other 

 cattle also would not associate with her, but kept at a res- 

 pectful distance, with their heads and tails erect. She was now 

 brought to the house, at which time I first saw her. 



" She was standing ; the eyes were half-closed ; she appeared 

 to be in a kind of stupor, or half comatose state ; extremities, 

 natural temperature ; respiration, natural. She was looking 

 rather thin ; she was always a remarkably quiet creature, but 

 now the least noise appears greatly to agitate her. The human 

 voice, or the slightest movement, is sufficient to cause \ier eyes to 

 glare, and set her bellowing, which ends in something between a 

 growl and a roar. A person whistling, or the bark of a dog, 

 produces fearful excitement. These paroxysms also appear to 

 come on spontaneously. At their termination, the eyes again 

 become half-closed, the abdominal muscles tremble, the respira- 

 tion is slightly quickened, and the pulse is quick and tremu- 

 lous. I remarked that some water might be brought. Upon 

 presenting the same she plunged her nose into the bucket, but 

 could not swallow, and the effect was fearful to behold. 



" I informed Mr. J. as to the nature of the case, stating that 

 I had no hesitation in pronouncing it to be a case of hydropho- 

 bia. But, as he did not wish to have her destroyed, and was 

 very anxious that I should give her something, and watch the 

 case, I merely ordered a purgative, combined with a little feb- 

 rifuge medicine ; at the same time pointing out the propriety of 

 being cautious while administering the medicine, and the prob- 

 able impracticability of it, which was verified. 



