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and in one case a mucous mass was passed containing a number 

 of amoebse. Eighteen days afterwards the dog was killed, and the 

 mucous membrane of the intestine was reddened, swollen, and 



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Fig. 245. — Amceba Coli in Intestinal Mucus (Losch). 



ulcerated in three places. The mucus ia the rectum and in the- 

 ulcers contained numerous amoebse. Cunningham, who has found 

 the amoebse in choleraic and other cases, and in the intestine of the 

 cow and horse, does not attach any importance to their presence. 



