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May 25, pig 185 developed a rise in temperature, registering, 

 in the afternoon, 40.1° C. This was four days after the initial 

 exposure to bull 3906. 



May 26, pig 185 was transferred to corral No. 1 to accomplish 

 experiments 11 and 23. 



May 27, this animal showed an afternoon temperature of 

 40.9° C, which was the highest temperature registered during 

 the course of the disease. It was bled and the blood used in 

 experiment 29. 



May 28-31, N. E. 



June 1-9, E. L. 



This animal gradually recovered from rinderpest, but did not 

 become thrifty, and was killed August 7, 1915. 



EXPERIMENT 2 



Pig. 207. — Known history prior to the experiment: This ani- 

 mal was a native pig, 7 months old, purchased in Manila and kept 

 in quarantine twenty days before being used. At no time 

 during this period did it have a high temperature or show any 

 symptoms of sickness. 



June 17, 1915, pig 207 was exposed to bull 3908, first day of 

 temperature, and to bull 3926, sixth day of temperature. This 

 exposure was made in stall No. 1 and was continued for five 

 days. 



History of bull 3908 during the exposure : 



June 17: First day of temperature, registering, a. m., 38.5° C, 

 p. m., 39.3° C. 



June 22-25: D., N. E. 



July 4: Died of rinderpest, presenting typical lesions of that 

 disease upon autopsy. 

 History of bull 3926 during the exposure: 



June 17 : Sixth day after the initial rise in temperature, N. E. 



June 18-20: D., N. E. 



June 21-22: D. 



This animal gradually recovered. 



June 21, pig 207 developed a rise in temperature, registering, 

 in the afternoon, 40.1° C. ; this was four days after the initial 

 exposure to bulls 3908 and 3926. 



June 22, pig 207 was transferred to corral No. 1 to accomplish 

 experiment 24. 



June 24, this animal showed an afternoon temperature of 41.2° 

 C, which was the highest temperature it developed during the 

 course of the disease. 



June 30 to July 2, this animal had a slight diarrhoea and ate 

 but little. 



