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much bloody-looking secretion. The external surfaces of the 
stomachs, intestines, and peritoneum, had a dirty appearance, and 
I thought at one time there must have been a rupture of some of 
the stomachs or intestines, but which was found not to be the case. 
There were also small curious pendulous tubercles or secretions 
attached to the first stomach — something of the form of the linseed, 
but larger. There were likewise tubercles on the pleurm, and within 
the substance of the lungs, but they were not very numerous on 
the former. I saw no appearance of any worms in the bronchial 
tubes. I am sorry I had not time to examine the spinal cord, or 
to devote more attention to the examination generally, that it 
demanded. 
Observations . — This calf, among many others, had been boosing 
for some time, but he was thought to be getting better of that 
complaint, and nothing more was considered to be ailing him until he 
was seen hanging his tongue out. It is a fact that this calf came 
out of a fine short-horned cow that died on the 26th of May last 
of tubercles in her lungs, and on the pleurae and peritoneum (which 
I examined after death) — in short, of phthisis. This calf was not 
allowed to suck his dam for above a fortnight or three weeks, but 
was put on another cow, and remained there for some months. 
Now here is a clear case of a cow dying of tubercular disease, 
and, to all appearance, her produce inheriting it from her, and 
dying of it, in conjunction with some other attack on the brain, 
not very discoverable, but probably connected with the tubercles. 
The first day I saw this calf I really did not know what was amiss 
with him, as he did not shew any symptoms of diseased brain, 
there being only salivation and hanging out of the tongue, and not 
the least appearance of disease about the mouth ; but on the follow- 
ing day, in consequence of lifting up his head to examine it, and 
also to pass the probang, I discovered that he was then partially 
blind, and immediately afterwards a fit came on with great spas- 
modic action of the extremities and of the eyes, which clearly 
developed the nature of the complaint. 
This tubercular disease is very common in my neighbourhood, 
and goes under the expressive appellation of being “ graped.” I 
have opened a great many of these cases in cows, but seldom in so 
young an animal as the present. It is well known to butchers 
here, that, if a cow continues to hoose, or even does not, but does 
not improve in condition, the probability is that she is “ graped,” 
and, as a general rule, it will be folly to keep her any longer at 
expense. I have known many of these calves put up for stall- 
feeding, and also to grass, that have improved for a short time 
only, and then became stationary. No method that could be de- 
vised could then put any more flesh on them, and they have been 
