iiLACK l.l'Ai DISEASE, 



perisli(!(.l. However, after vhattving the direction, 

 \ fame to fi settler's Init, alinut tliree or four 

 miles distant from Mr. Reddal's farm, at Mut, 

 milt, billy ; I made inquiry of a man and woman, 

 who Ts«te at i^ia* feae bi3s% engaiged. in open- 

 ing a cow in tlie stock-yard, whether I w^ iA the 

 rig'lit road ; after answerinn; my iiir|iiirv in the 

 afHrmative, the man asked me if 1 had ever seen 

 the disease called the Wa-eik leg, " which pre- 

 vailed ^ ttiiiohf knd wa^ iitill ^ie^siiit^ iome 

 extent adioiif:^ the eattle in the eolony, inform- 

 ino' me that the euw had died of the (tisease, the 

 first instanrc of it in thi^ part of the eunntry, 



1 felt gratified at ha\'ing an ojjportunity uf 

 examining a cfti&of lhl| 4&€a$i&« ^fiM^ I had 

 Onlypreviott^^r he£|j;dai^ ^ ft'OiigMmg, I 



entered the stock-yard, and examined the dead 

 animal. Every ]mrf of the internal vi.seera was in a 

 perfectly healthy condition, the stomach was dis- 

 tended with and tt»0re nothing In ilie 

 Intefud appedjpdxiees eitiiMted to iiec^uiit jorthe 

 death of the animal ; Imt npon the thigh of tlie 

 left hind leg, I pt rrciveil :t s\\ clliu*;'. ;iitd on the 

 skill iK'ing laid haek IVom it, an exteutof dark ex- 

 travasated blood was seen, and there was a 

 «$iinfiar Hfcal^ of ^«^D^as»tion upon on^ sklc of 

 tlMj. liotik : cutting throufjjli the fiiseist* tlie wholo 

 of thr nntecles*, whicli luid tti<' appearsmcci? jii?*t 



