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REPORT ON THE CATTLE PLAGUE. 
tain more than half its weight of cotton-husk. I am inclined 
to think that this cake w as prepared by pressing the refuse 
from the manufacture of decorticated cotton-cake with a 
small quantity of cotton-seed. 
Cakes similar to that forwarded by Mr. Fryer have been 
lately sent to me for examination. I am glad to have re¬ 
ported them unfit for feeding purposes, having suspected the 
hard husks of common cotton-cake as likely to do harm. 
Mr. Fryer’s case shows that my suspicion was not altogether 
imaginary, and confirms the opinion expressed above re¬ 
specting the feeding value of ordinary cotton-cake. 
REPORT ON THE CATTLE PLAGUE, STEPPE MURRAIN, 
OR RINDERPEST. 
By James Beart Simonds, Professor of Cattle Pathology 
in the Royal Veterinary College, London. 
(Continued from p. 98.) 
Case 2. 
JVlay Gtli.—After giving our attention this morning to Case 1, we went 
over to Zabrzez to inspect the cattle which we saw at M. Berl Krumholz’s 
farm at the time of our first visit. Here we found that a young bull, two 
years and a half old, and one of the nine animals referred to at p. 617, 
Veterinarian 1858, as still being in quarantine, was the subject of the 
malady. The animal in question had only been observed to be unwell 
early this morning, being twelve days subsequent to the death of the last 
victim. The symptoms now present were spasmodic twitcliings of the 
muscles, more particularly of those of the neck and shoulders. The 
spasms succeeded each other with great irregularity, but numbered on 
the average about ten in the minute. They were likewise accompanied 
with slight shiverings of the entire body. The skin was warm, as were 
also the legs, horns, and ears. The back was arched, and the animal 
stood with his legs gathered under the body, but frequently shifted his 
position as if in pain. PJis countenance, however was more animated 
than is generally seen in the early stages of the malady. There 
was a little turgescence of the vessels of the conjunctiva, but no 
intolerance of light. A slight mucous discharge flowed from the 
nostrils, and a short, but nearly inaudible cough was present. The 
breath was sweet, and the respiration scarcely disturbed. The pulse 
was increased to 80, and had more fulness than is usual in these cases. 
