XI. B, 6 Boynton: Rinderpest in Swine 253 



EXPERIUENT 38 



Pig 299. — Known history prior to the experiment; Native 

 pig, 8 months old, purchased in Cavite Province in a locality 

 which was free from rinderpest; it was brought to the labora- 

 tory and placed in quarantine May 30, 1916, and was kept 

 under observation forty-eight days before it was used in this 

 experiment. 



June 2, E. L, This condition undoubtedly was caused by 

 change in feed, as the animal did not present a high temperature 

 or show any other symptoms of sickness during this period. 



July 17, 1916, pig 299 was inoculated with 50 cubic centimeters 

 of virulent rinderpest blood from carabao 53. 



History of carabao 53 : 



July 1, 1916: Inoculated with 1.2 grams of dried virulent blood 

 from carabao 54. This blood was dried in twenty hours and 

 then kept in the ice box in a sealed tube for twenty-two hours. 



June 10: First rise in temperature. 



June 15: D., E. L. 



June 16-19 : D., N. E. 



June 20: Died of rinderpest, presenting good lesions of that disease 

 upon autopsy. 



July 20, pig 299 developed a rise in temperature, registering, 

 in the morning, 39.2° C. ; in the afternoon, 40.2° C. 



July 21-23, N. E. 



July 24, E. L. 



July 25-26, D., E. L. 



July 27, died of rinderpest, presenting good lesions of that 

 disease upon autopsy. 



EXPERIMENT 39 



Pig 301. — Known history prior to the experiment: Native 

 pig, 7 months old, purchased in Cavite Province, brought to the 

 laboratory and placed in quarantine May 30, 1916, and kept 

 under observation forty-eight days before it was used in this 

 experiment. 



June 2, 3, and 4, this animal suffered from dietary disturb- 

 ances, but immediately returned to normal. At no other time 

 during this period did this animal present any symptoms of 

 sickness. 



July 17, 1916, pig 301 was inoculated with 50 cubic centi- 

 meters of virulent rinderpest blood from carabao 53. (For 

 history of carabao 53 see experiment 38.) 



July 19, pig 301 developed a rise in temperature, registering, 

 in the afternoon, 40.3° C. 



