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U). "Ghut Bhao (apoplexy of tlie lungs) is the name given 

 by the mahawuts to a very fatal affection of the lungs, and one 

 which also showrf itself epidemically. It is said, indeed, to be 

 the form in which affections of the lungs generally appear in 

 epidemic visitations. The premonitory symptoms of the invasion 

 of this disease consist in the appearance of hard tumours at the 

 hack of the ear, and inside of the top of the foreleg, after a 

 variable period, usually 24 hours. The animal then leaves off 

 feeding and soon shows symptoms of delirium sometimes of a 

 furious kind. It falls down, limbs become convulsed, and dies 

 after an hour or more front the commencement of the disturbance. 

 About the year 1810, I am told that the Government Elephants 

 then stationed at Goa were seized with an epidemic affection of 

 the above kind, with the exception of the appearance of tumours. 

 It proved fatal to every animal attacked" and was evidently 

 Anthrax. 



(5). Jolay ka Murz, (termed by Gilchrist, Palsy of the Hind 

 extremities) from the facts that phrensy and high coloured urine 

 are marked sympt-oms, and that it proves very fatal may in some 

 cases be a form of Anthrax. , 



(6) . As also may the disease described as Bloody urine. 

 (7). And the blind boils mentioned by Gilchrist possibly are 

 often Anthrax Carbuncles. 



The idea conveyed to the reader by the above remarks will 

 probably be, that almost any fatal disorder may be Anthrax. 

 This disease by its different forms certainly resembles many 

 others, but detection of the Anthrax fungi in blood or serum of 

 the affected animal is proof of the true anthracoid nature of the 

 ease but want of detection is not always proof to the contrary. 

 These fungi are obtained directly or indirectly from animals of 

 the same or other species for we are not yet acquaiuted with a 

 species of vertebrated animals to which the disorder cannot be 

 communicated by inoculation. It is probably Anthrax inocula- 

 tions from elephants of men making post-mortem examinations 

 which are alluded to in para. 1792 of the Commissariat Code 

 which instils the necessity for adopting precautions against in 

 ocnlation. The prevalence of Anthrax amoag our cattle and 

 sheep is a standing menace to our elephants whose drinking 

 water and fodder is liable to contamination with the Anthrax 



