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Wolves. Epizooty of ' Grease ' in Horses. Carbuncular Fever 

 among Cattle in Germany. Bovine Contagious Pleuro-pneumonia in 

 Switzerland. Fowl Mortality in Courland. Horse Influenza in 

 England and Ireland. Epidemic Influenza and Diseases in Animals. 

 Destruction of Fish. Plague at Cadiz. ' Cattle Plague ' in Russia, 

 Germany, and the Venetian States. Goelicke and Bruckner. 

 ' Strangles ' among Horses in England. Remarkable Epizooty of 

 Glossanthrax. Epidemy and Epizooty of Influenza. Gibson's De- 

 scriptions. Rabies in England and 'Rot ' in Hares. Poultry Mortality 

 in Coburg. Great ' Sheep-rot ' in England. The ' Cattle Plague ' 

 in Italy. Dog 'Distemper' in South America. Cattle Disease in 

 Scotland. Carbuncular Plague at Tobolsk. Great Sheep and Rabbit 

 ' Rot,' and First Potato ' Rot ' in Ireland. ' Cattle Plague ' in 

 Bohemia and Bavaria. Severe Seasons. Epidemic Influenza. 

 'Cattle Plague' in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Hol- 

 land 225 



CHAPTER VI. 



PERIOD FROM A.D. 1745 TO A.D. 1771. 



The 'Cattle Plague' in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and at Con- 

 stantinople. Its Introduction into England. Mortimer's Description 

 and Observations. Dr Lobb's Remarks. Malcolm Flemming and 

 Dobson on Inoculation. Layard. Legislative Measures. Their In- 

 completeness and Futility. Terrible Destruction of Cattle. Treatises 

 on the Malady. Its Re-introduction into England from Holland. 

 Outbreak at Portsoy. Dr CuUen's Report. Layard's Account of Out- 

 break in Haiflpshire. The Malady on the Continent. Inoculation. 

 Dossie's History of the ' Cattle Plague' Invasion : its Nature and 

 Treatment. Progress of the Plague on the Continent. Clerc's De- 

 scription. Grashius and Mauchart. Goats Affected. Ens' Report. 

 Danish Physicians. Chomel and Sauvages. Goats and Sheep 

 attacked in France. Courtivron, Blondet, Camper, and Engleman. 

 Paulet's Remarks 269 



CHAPTER VII. 



PERIOD FROM A.D. 1746 TO A.D. 1774. 



Sheep Small-pox. Locusts. Sheep-rot in England. Unfavourable 

 Seasons. Epidemic Ergotism. Severe Epizooty of Influenza in 

 England and Ireland. Osmer. Glossanthrax in Hanover. Horse 

 Plague in Austria. Aphthous Fever in Franconia. Sheep Small-pox 

 in Switzerland and Inoculation and Vaccination. Anthrax. ' Cattle 



