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eyes are entirely closed, and the head appears to be swollen. 

 The sheep is extremely sick, drooping its head and keeping 

 its feet close together, with crooked back, difficult and in- 

 creased respiration. The entire surface of the body, es- 

 pecially the mouth, nose, lips and bare parts of the shanks, 

 is greatly inflamed, very hot and sensitive ; the animal 

 suifers extremely from thirst, and cannot drink without 

 difficulty, on account of the inflammation of the lips. In 

 the flrst few days after the eruption of the pox, the mouth 

 and nose discharge a certain spittle or slobber, consisting 

 in the beginning of a thin fluid matter, which in a short 

 time changes into a thick, tough and yellowish-white slime, 

 and which in some cases is intermixed with bloody streaks ; 

 this slime, as well as the entire perspiration of the sheep, 

 has an extremely offensive smell. The former generally 

 hardens around the nostrils, forming a compact, tough and 

 dark -colored crust ; at last filling the nostrils to such an extent 

 that breathing is rendered almost impossible. The mucous 

 membranes of the nasal cavities are inflamed and swollen, 

 the nostrils become choked, the breathing difficult, causing 

 a rattling noise, as also uneasiness to the animal. The 

 swollen eyelids are closed, the eyeballs being very red and 

 inflamed ; t'here is a discharge from the eye ; which dis- 

 charge in the beginning is watery and thin, but afterward 

 changes into a thick, suppurated matter, and by its adhesion 

 to the eyelid causes the closing of the eye. In many cases 

 a suppuration, of the entire eye takes place, especially when 

 the eyeball itself is affected with pox. The sheep staggers 

 and reels, or prefers to lie down, and when lifted drops 

 down again ; the wool separates easily from the skin, which 

 is entirely covered with pox; the flanks are sunken and 

 hollow, the animal becoming extremely lean and afflicted 

 with dysentery, which is generally followed by death. The 

 disease, in receding shortly before its termination, sometimes 



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