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ears, elbows, or thighs. The eyes and nose assume a yellow 

 or reddish or brownish-yellow tinge, with oftentimes dark red 

 or black spots. The pulse is weak, the heart's impulse behind 

 the left elbow strong, breathing laboured or quick and catching. 

 A frothy, bloody fluid may appear at the nose. The bowels 

 are costive, the dung covered with mucus, or loose with streaks 

 of blood. The rectum, everted, is of a dark red and puffy. 

 Great weakness comes on, and the patient dies in convulsions 

 or during the subsequent calm. Death usually occurs in twelve 

 to twenty-four hours. 



Anthrax Fever in Oxen. — Splenic Apoplexy. — The patient 

 ceases feeding and ruminating, or does so irregularly, trembles, 

 has partial sweats, staring coat, varying heat of the body, 

 arched back, quarters rested on the stall or fence, or lies with 

 the head turned to the flank. A high temperature (105° to 

 107°) precedes the outward symptoms by hours or days. The 

 eye is sunken, dull, watery, with the shades of brown and 

 yellow, and dark spots, remarked in the horse; breathing 

 hurried, heart's action violent, pulse weak, loins and back 

 tender or even crepitating, urine bloody, bloody liquids escape 

 from nose, anus, or eyes, and the dung is streaked with blood. 

 As the disease advances the temperature of the body decreases 

 and the patient dies in convulsions or quietude, or makes a 

 rapid recovery. The fatal result usually takes place in from 

 twelve to twenty-four hours. 



Anthrax Fever in Sheep. — £lood-Striki/ig. — Braxy — Is very 

 promptly fatal, the dead and already foetid carcasses being 

 usually found in the morning though the flock was apparently 

 well at night. The black, tarry blood brightening very slowly 

 on exposure, the enlarged spleen and mesenteric glands, the 

 red, pufTy, softened membrane of the bowels, and the bloody 

 and gelatinous exudations show the true nature of the disease. 

 When seen during life there are signs of plethora, fever, red 

 eyes, costiveness, bloody, mucous dung, bloody urine, colicky 



