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some cases of true farcy. Some preliminary remarks on this 

 subject have already been pubh'shed in the Journal of the Central 

 Veterinary Association of Japan, and its reference in the Central- 

 blatt fur Bakteriologie und Parasitenkunde\. We shall first 

 treat of farcy in horses, and before we enter upon a definitive 

 statement we will enumerate the chief cases, actually examined. 



I. In Horses. 



Case i.^ 



In July 1886 we were supplied with farcy matter from the 

 Military Veterinary Hospital. In the content of farcy boils we 

 found many diplococci, and a number of oblong corpuscles 

 faintly stained with gentiana violet. Later we ascertained that 

 these corpuscles were pathogenic saccharontyccs, which are 

 found in most cases of Japanese farcy. 



A sheep was inoculated subcutaneously with farcy matter. 

 Shortly after the inoculation, a strong local inflammatory swel- 

 ling and suppuration were observed ; these symptoms, however, 

 soon subsided and disajipeared. There was no trace of infection. 



Case ii. 



Chestnut stallion, 6 years old, observed 9-22 May, 1887. 



This horse had only a few farcy boils. The contents of the 

 boil were collected with antiseptic precautions, and the following 

 animal was inoculated. 



Inoculation of an old stallion. He was inoculated three 

 times : the first time on May 18th, on the left side ; the second 

 time on May 21st, on the right side, and the third time 

 on July 13th, on the right side of the septum nasi. The material 

 for the last was obtained from another farcy patient. Changes 

 were as follows: — 



On the second day after the second inoculation, there was 

 a profuse discharge of transparent mucus from both nostrils. 

 On the 5th day both intermaxillary glands swollen, hot 



t '1 lie Journal of the Centr. Vel. Assoc. of Japan, vol. VI, No. I,2&3, 1893. \_^% 

 B^lf#^fiJi;?-f;-|ft-i: Cenlralblattf. Bakteriologie, XIX Band, No. •«/.,• 

 % C;isuistics are arranged according to the date of observalion. 



