ANTHRAX. 
severe colicky pains which, gradually getting worse, continued 
throughout the night and terminated in death at 9-20 A.M. the 
following morning, 13th July. 
Notes. — 6M July. — Elephant had no food from 6 P.M. on this 
day until 6-30 P.M. the following day. 
\oth July. — Swelling appeared on neck, very slight and soft at 
first, but gradually getting larger, harder and quite insensible before 
death took place. 
\2th July. — ^Temperature, 12-30 P.M., down to 97*8° F. Urine 
very much discoloured ; elephant seized with very severe colicky 
pains, 5 P.M. 
13/// July. — Colicky pains continued ; 9-15 A.M. elephant fell 
down ; 9-20 A.M. elephant died ; 9-25 A.M. specimen of blood taken 
and examined under m.icroscope. — Anthrax. 
Post-mortem Examination. 
If blood smears can be obtained shortly before or after death a 
post-mortem is unnecessary. Whenever possible it is best to avoid 
making one, as much harm is done by soiling hands, cloths, and the 
surrounding ground — a most important matter in connection with this 
disease. 
In all cases in which an animal has died or been found dead 
from some unknown disease it should be remembered that before 
undertaking this operation no attendants on healthy animals should 
be permitted to handle the carcase or instruments. Some persons 
who are not likely to come in contact with healthy animals should 
be selected, and in Burma at least there is no difficulty about this. 
The men chosen must be inspected carefully, and no one with 
abrasions or scratches, however trivial, should be permitted to take 
on the work. They should be made to rub themselves with carbolic 
oil (i to 20), and solutions of 'carbolic acid (i to 40), or even 
stronger, should be at hand to cleanse without delay any cut or 
wound which may occur accidentally. Any such cut must be dressed 
and the man forbidden to continue work. 
After the operation the men engaged must be made to w^ash 
their bodies, and especially their hands and feet, with carbolic lotion 
(i in 60 or 70) or weak phenyle lotion. Any clothes worn by them 
had better be burned and their scanty wants in this direction renewed 
by the employers. All instruments used must be washed in carbolic 
lotion (i in 40) and boiled before being restored to their cases. 
And here I may remark that all instruments employed in any post- 
mortem^ whether anthrax or anything else, must be kept locked up^ 
