54 ON DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



time, among the cattle, horses, and reindeer of 

 France, Austria, Finland, and Lapland. Swine, 

 dogs, and even poultry are said to have been attack- 

 ed by it. Russia did not escape, and if we can credit 

 the relations given, the malady was propagated by 

 the skin of a bear, even to the destruction of man- 

 kind. These epizootics were either perpetuated or 

 renewed during the years immediately subsequent, 

 and, if possible, raged more extensively among the 

 various genera of animals. The horses of Switzer- 

 land, the cattle of other countries, sheep, and par- 

 ticularly lambs, were swept away in thousands. 



In 1764, dogs were attacked throughout France, 

 poultry in Spain, and the rest of the feathered tribes 

 throughout Europe. 



The milk of infected cows spread the contagion ; 

 for those animals supplied were covered with pus- 

 tules ; and people who suffered with it, in the same 

 manner, experienced great difficulty in swallowing, 

 and burning heat in the throat. 



For some years after this period an epizooty raged 

 among the black cattle of Holland, carried off the 

 whole cattle belonging to one district. Its attack 

 was commenced all at once, by the animal becoming 

 dull and rejecting drink. Fever and shivering, at- 

 tended by a general prostration of strength, follow- 

 ed; the ears and horns grew cold, a cough became 

 unremitting, a purulent matter was discharged from 

 the nose, and an ichorus fluid from the eyes. The 

 hide was puffed up, and a crackling, like that of 

 parchment, was heard on pressure. Some were at- 

 tacked by diarrhoea, others by constipation, from 



