TUBERCULOSIS. 
Incubation— Wa.UQs from a few hours to several days. 
Prognosis. — -Unfavourable ; usually fatal. 
Causes. — rAbsorption of the germ through an abraded surface, 
wounds, sores and particularly punctured wounds about the feet. 
This germ remains local and does not enter the blood. 
Symptoms.- — Dulness, stiffness of the muscles about the jaws, 
stiffness in movement, sunken eyeballs, timidity, hypersensitiveness 
to sounds, with repeated attacks of violent spasms of the muscles 
of the body and often irregular fever. The most characteristic 
symptom, after spasms is the partial or complete locked condition of 
the jaw. 
Gilchrist states there is full power of moving the trunk, but the 
movements of the ears are not so free as in health. 
Treatment : Preventive : Segregation. — Though it is a less con- 
tagious disease, infection has been known to attach itself to certain 
stables for years. 
Curative : Local. — Careful inspection for abrasions, sores, 
and if found careful cleansing with carbolic lotion (i to 40), 
cauterization with pure carbolic acid and careful dressing. Search 
should be made for thorns, splinters, and if found removed, and 
wounds treated as above. 
(3) General. — Isolate, preferably in a quiet dark shady place. 
Quietude as perfect as can be arranged for is one of the most essential 
points in furthering a favourable issue. Clean water, freshly-made 
gruel and some tempting fresh fodder should be placed within easy 
reach. When possible a brisk purgative should be given by the 
mouth ; if not possible by this means, remove the dung from the 
rectum and give an enema, a pint and half of castor-oil (Formulae 
77 to 80). Powdered henbane leaves or seeds in 2-dr. doses may 
prove beneficial. Take of extract of belladonna 4 drachms and 
glycerine i ounce, water 2 drachms and rub the mixture into the 
muscles of jaws. Unnecessary interference in these cases is to be 
deprecated. 
All dressings when removed must be placed in a proper recep- 
tacle (never on the ground or floor) and subsequently burned under 
supervision, and the receptacle cleansed with carbolic solution (i in 
40). 
Tuberculosis. 
Tubercular disease is so far as I am aware extremely rare in the 
elephant probably owing to his mode of life. However, that it may 
occur is proved by an interesting case which was reported by 
