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discharge from both nostrils, and ulcers on the right side of septum 

 nasi. Rapid emaciation and cachexia, and death on Alay 3rd. 



Postmoytcin appearance : — Farcy changes over the whole 

 body including the genital apparatus. Intermaxillary, inguinal, 

 plical, and axillary glands more or less swollen and partly 

 turned to abscess. In one testicle .a metastatic abscess of 

 hazelnut size. Mucosa of both nose cavities showed abundant 

 ulceration. Pharynx and laryn.x and upper part of trachea 

 were also afTetted by ulceration. Guttural pouches and sinus 

 free from farcy; so also the internal organs. Microscopically 

 saccJiaroniyces found in abundance. Blood showed a slight 

 degree of leucaemia 



Culture experiment : — The content of farcy was inoculated in 

 common gelatine and agar, and different sorts of fluid media. 

 In the gelatine medium tlie saccJiaromyces assumed on the 5th 

 day a spherical transformation as already mentioned ; but further 

 growth was not possible. On the agar medium, the cells 

 received, on the 31st day, not onlj' spherical but also elongated 

 dumb-bell form. No vegetation was stated in the bouillon 

 prei^ared with fresh testicle of the horse, and in the influsion 

 of horse dung. 



Inoculation : — A guinea pig. No. 85, was inoculated, on Feb. 

 20, with farcy content. Local swelling and ulceration in 

 preputium, which caused paraphimosis, and death from uraemia 

 on ]\Iarch nth. Postmortem section revealed a swelling of the 

 right inguinal gland, in which, and also in the left gland, which 

 was apparently normal, we fount! a number of saccharoinyccs. 

 The latter were even found in the pancreas, which looked 

 otherwise normal. 



Case xxvii. Japanese Farcv: recoverv and sub- 

 se<juent ixoculatiox of bacillus mallel 



Black stallion, 20 years old, purchased for experimental 

 purposes on Febr. 14th, '93. 



Clinical remarks : — Bad condition, lame in the right 

 posterior extremitj'. A few nodes and ulcers were found on the 

 lip, cheek, the right jugular region, the right shoulder, breast, 

 the knee fold, forearm and coronary region of the right anterior 

 extremity, the left hypochondrium, the umbilical and right 



