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Autopsy 21. — Ivillcd an animal which had been sick four weeks. 

 Right hing indurated at the base and adherent to the diaphragm and 

 costal pleura ; in it was a cyst containing a little pus, and a mass of pul- 

 monary tissue, separated on one side only. — Dr. Martin, April 18, 1860. 



C. P. Huntingdon'' s Herd, North Brookfield. 



On the loth or IGth of October, 1859, Mr. Iluntingtoii 

 bought a cow of Leonard Stoddard. This cow was taken sick 

 on November 1st, and died on December 5th. No postmortem. 

 December 15th, an animal in Mr. Huntington's herd was taken 

 sick, then one animal after another showed symptoms of severe 

 disease, till scarcely one appeared well. Before the 12th of 

 April, eight out of twenty-two had died. No post mortem. 



The remaining animals were killed by the Commissioners, 

 and many were examined post mortem. 



Autopsy 22. — A cow was attacked on January 1st with a cough, 

 difficulty of breathing and other symptoms of disease, and continued sick 

 till March 1st. On taking her out April 12th, to be slaughtered, she 

 capered, stuck up her tail, snuffed and snorted, showing all the signs of 

 feeling well and vigorous. Right lung firmly adherent to the diaphragm 

 and costal pleura near the spine. No serum. The posterior part of the 

 lung was indurated and contained a cyst, in which was a mass of the size 

 of a two quart measure, floating in pus. The outer portion of this w^as 

 of a yellowish-white color, irregular, brittle and caseous. The interior 

 was mottled, or divided into irregular squares, red, and was crushed by 

 pressure like the hepatic substance. The remainder of the lung was 

 apparently healthy, except for a short distance about the air-tight cyst, 

 where it was indurated. — Dr. Martin, April 12, 18G0. 



Autopsy 23. — The animal was attacked on December loth, and 

 was very sick. In three wrecks she appeared well, but still had quite a 

 severe cough, which continued till about the 1st of March when it 

 became worse and so continued till April 5th, when she calved, after 

 which she improved and appeared as if about to recover, but was killed 

 on the 12th. On examination, the right lung was found adherent to 

 the diaphragm and costal pleura. At the posterior part was a flaccid 

 fluctuating cyst ; on opening this, an offensive, decomposing mass of 

 pulmonary tissue was found ; otherwise nothing abnormal. — Dr. Martix, 

 April 12, 186e. 



Autopsy 24. — Killed a heifer, which had coughed slightly for six 

 weeks, but the owner said that he thought no one going into his herd 



