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ition much reduced, swelling of the maxillary space almost 
sappeared ; the tongue had again assumed its normal size 
id mobility ; the yellowish nodules had disappeared, and in 
eir place were reddish granular spots, true cicatrices, not 
it covered with epithelium. The patient ate well, her flanks 
ere full and lactation normal. 
A peculiar feature was that the entire skin became covered 
ith large, thin epidermic pellicles, of an orange yellow color, 
-incipally on each side of the neck. The eyes became 
pollen, the lacrymation quite active, and there were coryza 
id diarrhoea. As soon as these evidences of iodism were 
anifested, the organism being saturated with potass, iodide, 
id the animal on the way to recovery, the treatment was 
opped. The recovery was radical, a week after. 
Second observation. October 8, 1891, a cow nine years old 
lowed an actinomycotic tongue, of eight days’ standing, 
le was kept in the barn, and received every day in two 
oses, ten grammes of potass, iodid. Diet: grass and mashes 
bran and rye flour. 
Ten days later improvement was well marked ; but signs 
iodism were less pronounced than in the first case, as the 
bes were less swollen and lachrymation less. But the 
)idermic exfoliation was very marked. 
Considering the animal cured, she was returned to the 
isture, and all treatment suspended, but four days later the 
,'ehension of food again became difficult and maxillary space 
pcame puffy and she was brought back to the barn and re¬ 
vived six grammes of the iodide morning and evening ; the 
dism then reappeared and more severely than at first, and 
len everything proceeded favorably. Her recovery was 
pal. 
Third observation. A steer four years old had for a few 
ays back refused his food and had salivated abundantly. On 
lamination of the mouth, the tongue seemed absolutely 
armal, but the palate was tumefied and covered with yel- 
»wish nodules like those of an actinomycotic tongue. In the 
ime field six weeks before, a steer had been kept, which was 
estroyed on account of actinomycosis of the tongue. 
