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continued to the thigh. On the 13th day, the animal was 

 destroyed for dissection. Postmortem revealed supjDuration of 

 the left plica gland, no internal changes. 



No. 8 and 9, with nasal discharge resp. the herd of testicle. 

 Course nearly the same as in No. 7. No. 8 recoverd ; No. 9 

 destroyed and dissected on August 4th ; neither local nor internal 

 changes observed. 



No. 10, with the Jierd of testicle. Slight glandular swelling, 

 which disappeared in a fortnight. July 20th, the animal died from 

 acute gastroenteritis. Postmortem revealed 3 small abscesses at 

 locus inoculationis ; no internal change. 



No. II, with the Jierd of testicle. Course was nearly the same 

 as the preceding. Died, on July 20th, from acute gastro-enteritis. 

 Postmortem revealed hyperplasia of plica gland ; no internal 

 change. 



No. T2, with the herd of testicle. Course was nearly the same 

 as the preceding. Besides inguinal glands, udder swollen, and 

 hazelnut-sized abscess appeared at locus iiioculatioiiis. Com- 

 plete recovery afterwards. 



No. 13, with ulcus nasi. Course and termination the same 

 as in No. 10. 



No. 14, with ulcus nasi. Besides the usual inflammatory 

 reaction, a pea-sized abscess appeared at the wound border. 

 Destroyed and dissected on June 28th. Autopsy revealed local 

 abscess and slight swelling of plica gland ; no internal change. 



Culture experiment with pus from guinea pigs No. 7, 10 and 

 14 negative in results. 



Case vj. 



Light bay stallion, middle age, observed in June, '88. 



Clinical remarks : — Good condition. Characteristic farcy 

 eruption at the thigh of the right posterior extremity, the 

 sheath of penis and scrotum : the ulcers in the skin fungoid, 

 on the scrotum hollow and funnel shaped ; both covered with 

 yellow scabs. Destroyed and dissected on June 25th, '88. 



Postmortem appearance : — Changes found besides in the 

 external skin, in the glans and corpus penis, where the ulcers 

 looked funnel like, the cavity being blocked up with a greyish 



