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8nd luxurious lives, parlitulaily in close situaticns, 

 become siibjectcd to it ; and as ceitaiuly iiave their 

 lives shortened by it. It is very seldom unaccom- 

 panied witli fatness, nor does it usually appear but in 

 those who are preternaturoliy so previous to its conning 

 on ; and, from tlie appearances that exist on dissection 

 of the subjects \vho die of it, it appears to me that it 

 originates iu an improper accumulation of fat within 

 the chest, or sometimes a translation of fat from with- 

 out inwards. Besides this accun)ulation, the lungs 

 themselves become diseased in those who have long 

 hboured under it. 



The cougii that bespeaks the complaint has a sound 

 very different from any other cough to wiiich dogs 

 are subject: it is peculiarly harsh, dry, sonorous, and 

 hollow, ajid seems, as it were, to com.efrom within the 

 chest. It is insidious in its approach, being at tirst 

 very slight, and only observed on exercise, or on any 

 accidental cold being taken. 



It is in most histances accompanied with sickness ; 

 but nothing biit a little frothy mucus is iu general 

 brought oft" the stomach. In most cases the approach 

 of the disease is very gradual, and is hardly observed 

 till it becomes fixed ; but in some it comes on more 

 suddenly. 



The cure of this complaint is difficult, and is seldom 

 brought about perfectly ; and, where it js effected, it 

 canonlv be in the earlv sta^ijes. When it has been of 

 long standing, it may be considerably palliated, but 

 seldom, if ever, wholly removed. As continement 

 and over-feeding are very common causes of the com^ 

 plaint, so it is evident that an attention to these par- 

 ticulars is essentially necessary to the cure. It is un- 



