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biliary ducts—a state of things in no way connected, however, 
with the lung affection. The pleural cavity on the right side 
might be said to be obliterated, as an extensive effusion of 
lymph had taken place, and the large diseased lung had be¬ 
come adherent to the internal surface of the ribs, and had 
communicated the disease even to the flesh, which was here 
much discoloured. 5 ' 
“ The editor adds, that 6 having cut two slices from 
the diseased lung, we brought them into town. Dr. 
Rolf has since examined them under the microscope, 
and is of opinion that he could discover traces of vege¬ 
table growth in the structure of the lung. He is desirous, 
however, of prosecuting the inquiry further before he says 
definitely anything more about their structural changes. 5 55 
To this interesting account, we are enabled to add the 
report of the post-mortem examination of the entire herd be¬ 
longing to Mr. Hooper, extracted from the 4 Victorian Farmers’ 
Journal 5 of September 8th, which only reached us on the eve of 
going to press. 
“Report of Anthony A. Smith, V.S.M., B.C.V.S.E., of the 
post-mortem appearance of Mr. Hooper’s cattle as slaughtered. 
“In the whole number destroyed we find that 72 out of the 
123 were sound, and the rest more or less diseased. By a 
reference to the list, it will be seen that nearly all the worst 
cases were old cows, or simply cows, while the heifers or 
calves were generally slightly affected only. It will be seen, 
also, that a large proportion of the f sound 5 were heifers and 
calves. 
“Mr. Hooper’s Farm, August 31st, 1860. 
“ Commenced killing cattle—the stock on this farm—and, on examination, 
found the post-mortem appearances as follows : 
No. 1. Cow—right lung com¬ 
pletely hepatised, and extensive 
effusion of lymph into the thorax. 
2. Cow—slight adhesion to the 
right side of the chest, and the sub¬ 
stance of the lung dark coloured and 
congested in some parts. 
3. Old cow—same as No. 1. 
4. Heifer—sound. 
5. Young cow, do. 
6. Heifer—slight adhesion to the 
chest; substance of the lung sound. 
7. Cow—sound. 
8. Cow—had beenill for sometime, 
and in the way of recovery. Right 
lung adhering strongly to the chest; 
about one half of the posterior lobe 
disorganised and enveloped in a 
strong membrane. 
9. Cow—sound. 
10. Heifer do. 
11. Do. do. 
12. Do. do. 
13. Do. do. 
14. Aged cow—right lung he- 
patized, and a quantity of purulent 
matter in the chest. 
15. Heifer—right lung adhering 
