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ON THE EPIDEMIC IN CATTLE. 
The tumour being removed from the intestine, and cut through, 
much resembled a tuberculated lung. It was formed of different 
cells containing pus, or a cheese-like matter, and in the centre 
was a hard cartilaginous substance. Some of the cells were as 
large as a duck’s egg. 
The owner had bought this horse warranted sound, and she 
summoned the man from whom she had bought it, to return the 
price she had paid. I was called upon to give my opinion, whe- 
ther the horse was sound or unsound at the time of sale. I 
could not for a moment hesitate in stating that it was absolutely 
impossible that a tumour so enormous could have been formed 
in the short space of eight days. I also mentioned that the horse, 
before the time of sale, had often exhibited apparent colicky pains. 
Mr. Moore, veterinary surgeon at Hamilton, told me that 
he had attended this horse during several months, and had ad- 
vised his employer to sell it. He did sell it at one of the Falkirk 
trysts, where it was bought by Mrs. Black. 
The price of the horse was returned to Mrs. Black, and ail 
expenses paid. 
ON THE EPIDEMIC IN CATTLE. 
By Mr. James Dawber, F.S., Liverpool. 
I have intentionally neglected to respond to your circular, ad- 
dressed to me, regarding the epidemic disease which has of late 
been so prevalent among cattle, in consequence of every day 
bringing it more under my notice. Had I replied immediately, 
I should not have been able to add any fact to those of which 
you are already in possession : but within the last week my at- 
tention has been drawn to several cases which in some mea- 
sure differ from any that I have seen or heard of. The whole 
of one farmer’s stock in this neighbourhood has been attacked 
within twenty-four hours’ time with the disease in a most aggra- 
vated form. Not only have the feet and mouth been sufferers, 
but the udder, and I may say to an alarming extent. One 
quarter of the udder was found enormously swollen, almost 
black in colour, hot and tender ; the animal appearing to be la- 
bouring under the most excruciating pain, breathing laboriously, 
the pulse strong, full, and quick ; in short, all the symptoms 
were those of the most violent inflammatory fever. My treat- 
ment has been of the antiphlogistic kind. I have been com- 
pelled to bleed largely, and repeat it, before I could in any 
