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Before, however, we commence the history of it in our own 
country, a slight sketch of the recent opinions and practice of some 
of our neighbours may not be unuseful. Wecommence with cattle, 
the most frequent victims of this disease. 
Considerations on the Typhoid Epizootic among 
Cattle which prevailed in France in 1814. By 
M. L. Grognier. 
About the middle of April 1814, a serious epizootic broke out 
in Ville Franche, in the department of the Rhone. Four cows 
died, evidently of the same disease. They seemed to be simul- 
taneously attacked after they had eaten of the remains of the 
fodder which had been given to a herd of Austrian cattle that had 
traversed that road. M. Boin, a veterinary surgeon, recognized 
in this disease a bilious inflammatory fever, in the highest degree 
contagious, and setting all medical treatment at defiance. 
Without characterizing the malady otherwise than by the ge- 
neral term of an epizootic, M. Rativet, V.S. at Anse, had wit- 
nessed the condition of the cattle as they passed. 
M. Gayot, V.S., informed me that, although situated on the 
high road, his commune had been exempted from the disease ; 
for every proprietor on the road, alarmed by the reports that had 
reached him of the danger, had closed his stables. In one village, 
however, a farmer lost the whole of his cattle from having per- 
mitted two of these animals to rest for a few days on his pre- 
mises. 
A farmer at Amas lost twenty-two cows out of twenty-seven, 
in consequence of his having opened his cow-house to these ani- 
mals as they passed. 
The epizootic penetrated into Marance in the following man- 
ner: — A man of the name of Pomerel bought at Anse some rags 
to fumigate his vines. They consisted of pieces of coverlets. 
They were draw n home by two cows attached to a cart. The 
rags were deposited under a waggon-house by which his cattle 
passed in their way to and from the pasturage. They appeared 
to scent the heap of rags, lowing and running backward, as if 
they were afraid to pass. A few days afterwards, all his cows, 
including those which had drawn the cart, were seized with the 
epidemic, and died. 
M. Privat, a cattle-merchant atOulins, received into his house 
some of the butchers of the Austrian army. While they were 
there they slaughtered an Hungarian ox, and left the skin in a 
comer of the stable, lie had at that time five healthy cows, but 
