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fused all solid aliment; many, however^ yet drank. There was 

 a very remarkable dulness present ; the head drooped ; the eyes 

 looked dry and inflamed^ but soon began to be watery and puru- 

 lent ; this was very much so in some cases. A slight discharge 

 from the nostrils began to be perceived ; the pulse was smaller 

 and more quickened; in many diarrhoea appeared, even from the 

 period of the cessation of milk. Other cattle were constipated, 

 and voided very hard excrement; we have seen four which never 

 had an evacuation during the whole time of their illness, and 

 have not even ejected the enemas given them, although some of 

 these were emollient and others purgative. This obstinate con- 

 stipation was followed by death. In the second stage many con- 

 tinued to cough ; the muzzle was cold, and there flowed from the 

 mouth spumy white saliva. In those animals which gave hopes 

 of a cure being effected, the number of the pulse was sustained 

 and preserved its strength; setons caused a considerable swelling, 

 the nose did not become too cold, and there was less dulness. But 

 in those cattle in which the disease, so far from beinp" diminished, 

 became aggravated, all the symptoms acquired a higher degree of 

 intensity. The pulse became small and hardly perceptible; setons 

 produced no efi^ect ; the animals yawned much ; some remained 

 lying without being able to get up ; others did not lie down at 

 all, and appeared very anxious. The eyes were dim and covered 

 with a glutinous matter; the nose was usually cold; the horns 

 and the ears were in the same state, and the head was carried 

 low ; many, however, carried it constantly round to the side, 

 especially in the last stage of the malady. The respiration was 

 then very laborious ; the majority kept their mouths open as if 

 gasping ; in some the tongue was protruded at each expiration : 

 the diarrhoea was then most fetid, and consisted of a thin, 

 purulent, and even sanious matter, consisting of debris and 

 mucosities, vulgarly called raclures de hoyaiix (gut-scrapings). 

 In all those which had diarrhoea, this was the nature of the 

 faeces. At last the affected animals died quietly, their heads 

 resting on their sides. 



' Many variations were observed in this disease ; its usual 

 course was run in from five to eight days ; beyond that period 

 there were hopes of a recovery. Death has been known to take 



