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Inoculation : — Two guinea pigs (No. loo-ioi) inoculated with 

 morbid tissue of farcy. One died from malignant oedem ; the 

 2nd showed, on the next day, a local swelling, which had soon 

 disappeared. 



Case xxxiii. 

 Old mare observed in June, 1895. 



Clinical appearance : — Bad nutrition ; the left anterior ex- 

 tremity in bear-footed attitude with soreness in the skin of 

 the heel. In the hollow of fetlock an extended ulcera- 

 tion, wliere the skin and subcutis miich thickened, the 

 appearance being that of Hiviiishi. From this ulcer a cordy 

 swelling led upwards as far as the arm. Besides this, we 

 found some nodes on the tliigh of both posterior extremities. 

 Numerous saccJiaroniyces were found. 



In course of time the morbid process had gradually extend- 

 ed over the inferior abdominal wall, shoulder, thorax, lips, 

 praeputium, vulva, &c. The horse was destroyed and dissected 

 on June 28th, '95. 



Postmortem appearance ; — Characteristic fungoid ulcers in 

 the right nose cavity; walnut-sized abscess in the axillary 

 gland ; hyperplasia of intermaxillary and inguinal glands. In 

 the right posterior lobe of lungs an indurative herd of hazelnut 

 size, which showed, on transection, numerous miliary purulent 

 herds; no saccharoniyces found in them, while in the cutaneous 

 and nasal ulcers and in the affected lymph glands were numerous 

 s a cell aro niyces. 



Inoculation of guinea pigs (No. I02-Iii)with morbid tissue; 

 4 of them died from septic infection (streptococcen infection) ; 

 the remaining 6 showed no special reaction. 



A horse (No. 12), 5 years old, was inoculated subcutaneously 

 with morbid matter, but the result was negative. 



Wc have hitherto dealt with mere objective descriptions of 

 cases. Let us now make some critical remarks. 



In 3 cases (IX, XIX and xxi), out of 29 (vi-xxxill), we 

 have found a special kind of bacillns, which may, according 

 to its morphology and biology and to the result of inoculation, 

 be regarded as identical with Schiitz-Loefflers bacillus ; thus, 

 these 3 cases were undoubtedly true farcy-glanders, and 



