DISEASES OF SHEEP. 1 



in the United States Army of tlie Potomac, which suffei 

 from the same disease, and not a single one fell a victim 

 it. This I can prove by the highest authorities, and I i 

 therefore sufiiciently acquainted with the disease to descr 

 it and give an opinion concerning it. 



A post-mortem examination exhibits the partial destr 

 tion of the tongue, besides the phenomena described un( 

 " Gangrene of the Spleen." The disease might be ci 

 founded with the mouth plague, but in the latter the blist 

 are scattered all over the mouth and leave no deep uL 

 after opening. It is also generally in combination with 1 

 foot rot. Cancer of the tongue is of much shorter duratii 

 and is much more fatal. The causes are the same as thi 

 of gangrene of the spleen. 



The success of the treatment depends on its early co 

 mencement, before the blisters have opened and changed 

 ulcers. The blisters should be cut out of the tongue, 

 possible, without tearing them. They may be squeezed < 

 with a strong tin spoon, and moistened with concentrai 

 muriatic acid, or, better still, sulphuric acid, by means o 

 brush, after removing the contents with a sponge. C; 

 should be taken that the matter does not come in cont: 

 with the operator. The food should be soft and tend 

 The patients should be separated from the healthy auimf 



