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septicaemia within 3 days after inoculation. The 4th (No. 52), 

 inoc. witli king tissue, showed local ichorous ulceration for 

 some time, but ultimately recovered. The 5th (No. 53^ inocu- 

 lated with lung tissue showed the same local ulceration, and 

 afterwards died with symptoms of acute gastro-enteritis : post- 

 morteni revealed no special change in the internal organs. The 

 6th (No. 54), inoculated with the local ulcerative tissue of the 

 preceding (No. 53), died with symptoms of acute septicaemia. 

 The 7th (No. 55), inoculated with the content of farcy boil, 

 showed no special reaction. The postmortem appearances of No. 

 49-51 and 54 were all similar, — strong serous infiltration of 

 subcutis, reddish serous effusion in the thoracico-abdominal 

 cavity and dim swelling of parenchymatous organs. In these 

 effusions oedaem-bacilli and streptococci were found in 

 abundance. 



Case xxi. 



Old stallion of Japanese breed, observed during Sept. -Nov., 

 1891. 



Clinical appearance : — Farcj^ boils over the whole body, 

 especially on the inferior border of neck, thorax, the ui:)per part 

 of anterior extremities, haunch, scrotum, &c. This horse was 

 observed for a long time. Meanwhile its condition was con- 

 siderably reduced, though it had a good appetite ; died on 

 Nov. 4th. 



Postmortem appearance : — Farcy boils mostly seated in the 

 cutis ; some reaching the subcutis and in such places lymphatics 

 were swollen like a cord. Inguinal lymi)hatic glands much 

 enlarged, cut surface looking medullary, but free from nodules. 

 Intermaxillary glands on both sides swollen to thumb-size with a 

 purulent herd in the centre. Tjtnica Dartos et Vaginalis con- 

 tained many nodules, by which the latter was agglutinated with 

 the testicle ; the parenchym of the testicle, however, free from 

 changes. In the left nose cavity, a finger-sized ulcer on the inner 

 surface of the wing, and many pea-sized ulcers in the deeper part 

 especially over the inferior turbinated bone ; on the right side 

 similar ulcers onl}' on the septum nasi. 



