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ai'o alike subject to this disorder, thongli it does not 
appear, as has been asserted, to attack either sheep 
or horses. “ It is certain,” says our author, “ that 
where the fluids of the animals which hare thus died, 
are received into the human system, whether by a 
wound, more or less recent, or sometimes through 
the skin itself, though wholly unbroken, they pro- 
duce inflammation and mortification, which frequent- 
ly ends in death. Thus butchers, cooks, tanners, 
&c. occasionally fall victims to this disorder.” It is 
a fresh proof of Camper’s zeal for science, that not- 
withstanding the hazard he thereby incurred, he 
made accurate examinations after death, and mi- 
nutely recorded the morbid appearances he discover- 
ed in these animals. 
Nor are these the only valuable contributions 
which Camper has supplied to the veterinary art. 
“ In Friesland, the name of Bilzucht is attached to 
a disease which attacks young calves in all seasons of 
the year, in winter and summer, in the stable-yards 
and in the meadows. In a few days, without any 
previous warning, it produces death. It consists of 
a swelling, which usually appears on their thighs and 
haunches, and more rarely on their shoulders. It 
then very rapidly produces mortification, which is not 
confined to the swelling, but pervades all the neigh- 
bouring muscles, and penetrates even to the bone. 
It is always incurable, and death is thv certain con- 
sequence. I have dissected the parts after death ; 
