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Case 5. — Mr. F., a gentleman who grazes a considerable number 
of cattle, purchased in the autumn of 1844 a herd of three-year- 
old steers at a fair in the north of England : several of them were 
observed to husU at the time, and died soon after. This was the 
first appearance of the disease on this gentleman's farm ; and for the 
succeeding two years the loss amongst his cattle from the same cause 
has been immense. 
Case 6. — About the middle of July, 1846, Mr. J. purchased ten 
heifers at St. Ives' market: all coughed, and four died of the disease 
shortly afterwards. 
Case 7. — In the same month and year, Mr. I. bought twenty cows 
at a fair, eight of which were attacked with the disease soon after, 
and died. 
Case 8. — Mr. S. lost three cows out of ten, bought at the same place, 
and about the same period, as the former. 
Case 9. — Mr. P. bought in the beginning of November, 1846, six 
heifers at a market close by. Two were immediately observed to be 
affected with the epizootic pleuro-pneumonia, and both died within a 
fortnight after being purchased. 
Case 10. — Mr. D. bought in November, 1847, twelve steers at Bury 
market, all husked at the time. One died on December 2nd of the 
disorder; and several of the others, looking thin and weak, were sent 
back again on the 2 1st to the same place to be sold : they were after- 
wards traced to the person who had bought them, and three more were 
ascertained to have died. 
Case 11. — In March, 1843, Mr. S. requested my attendance upon a 
calf six months old, that was labouring under the disease, he having 
previously lost twenty-three by the epizootic pleuro-pneumonia. The 
disease on this farm originated in some cattle purchased at Peter- 
borough fair, and spread so rapidly that this gentleman was obliged 
to sell a]] the remainder of his stock, fearing he should lose a great 
many more. The average quantity kept was from eighty to an 
hundred. 
• Case 12. — Mr. W., dairyman of this town, Cambridge, who keeps 
on an average twelve cows, lost two during the spring of 1845, and six 
more during the latter end of the same year and commencement of the 
following. 
Case 13. — Mr. A., a dairyman of the same place, kept up a dairy 
of ten cows during the period between June and December of 1846. 
Four died ; and several others, which were afterwards attacked with the 
disease, were disposed of, and fresh ones bought in, to keep up his 
usual number. This person has generally been in the habit of supply- 
ing any deficiency in his usual number from dealers. 
Case 14. — Mr. M., between November 13, 1846, and February 15, 
1847, had three steers and two cows attacked with pleuro-pneumonia, 
out of a stock of twelve steers and six cows. One of the steers and 
both cows died. The twelve steers had been purchased at a market 
