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Splenic Apoplexjj at Coldham Hall. 
constantly fed off by animals in good condition, which are 
supplied with cake and other nutritive food. 
AH the sheep on Mr. Little's farm are in high condition; 
even the ewes are fat, but their lambs are evidently not well 
nourished. It is worthy of remark that one piece of pasture on 
Mr. Little's farm became so dangerous after many years' continu- 
ance of the " stimulating system " that it was found necessary to 
break it up. 
Splenic apoplexy appeared on this farm (Stag's Holt) some 
years ago, but was confined to the cattle. About the end of last 
May a bull and a calf died of the disease, and in the beginning 
of June the malady attacked the sheep, of which twenty-eight 
died during the week. The disease manifested itself shortly 
after the animals were clipped, and it is probable that the 
prevailing cold wind acted injuriously upon the most susceptible 
animals, but no amount of exposure to severe weather is, in 
itself, sufficient to produce the disease. 
On Mr. Brown's farm (Coldham Hall), splenic apoplexy 
appeared last year, in the month of June, among a herd of 
bullocks. Six of the animals died suddenly, and the remainder 
were sent to the butcher. This year the same disease reappeared 
among the cattle only, in the early part of June. One bullock died 
suddenly, and three others were attacked, but recovered under 
the treatment which was adopted by the local veterinary surgeon, 
Mr. R. Knowles, M.R.C.V.S. It has been observed that animals 
which appear to be in good health are often fatally attacked with- 
out any warning ; but, that the disease is not so rapid in its course 
as it seems to be, is proved by the evidence which is obtained by 
the post-mortem examination of animals in districts where the 
affection prevails. Two of the best sheep of Mr. Little's flock 
afforded good examples of the changes which precede the external 
manifestation of the disease. In both these animals, which were 
in first-rate condition, there was evidence of congestion in the 
lungs, liver, and membranes of the brain and spinal cord ; and in 
the blood numerous vibriones with small bacteria were detected. 
With the view of arresting the further progress of the disease, 
the following measures, which have been successfully carried out 
in other cases, were recommended. All the animals, on both 
farms, to have daily doses of hyposulphite of soda, two ounces 
for each bullock, and half an ounce for each sheep, to be given in 
the food or drinking-water ; the quantity and times of adminis- 
tration of the agent to be modified in accordance with the 
directions of the veterinary surgeon under whose superintend, 
ence the treatment will be carried out. The quantity of cake to 
be diminished, and bean mashes to be employed in its stead ; the 
animals to be driven daily from one part of the farm to another, 
