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ture became lower, pulse less frequent, respiration easier, and 
he commenced to take food. The improvement continued 
for four or five days, when suddenly a change was noticed. 
The horse again refused his feed, would or could not drink, 
his temperature and pulse increased, the former to io5°F., 
respiration became slightly accelerated. Pressure over 
larynx resulted in a fit of coughing and caused the horse 
much pain. He had laryngitis, and for treatment a stimula¬ 
ting liniment was applied to the throat,' with electuaries ad¬ 
ministered during the day. The bronchitis subsided gradually 
and left him suffering from laryngitis, from which he was rap¬ 
idly recovering when a second change was noticed; increase 
in temperature, quickening of pulse and respiration, and loss 
of appetite. Heat and swelling were observed in the region 
of the parotid gland and intermaxillary space. Abscesses, six 
or seven in all, formed in these regions; one, especially large, 
situated at the upper extremity of the parotid gland just at 
the base of the ear, when opened discharged about an ounce 
of purulent matter. After a few days’ treatment, these ab¬ 
scesses began to heal and the patient once more improved 
and was getting along nicely when again a . change for the 
worse was observed. Again pyrexial symptoms appeared, 
and when an examination was made of the lips we were 
surprised to find both inside and out of the upper and 
lower lip patches of eruptions characteristic of variola equina. 
These patches were more developed on the lips, but could be 
found scattered over the surface of the body, and on the neck 
under the mane. We subjected the animal to a course of 
tonics, when he again improved, but only for a short time, for 
a sudden and more serious complication had presented itself. 
-The temperature had risen to 105°F., pulse and respiration 
quickened. The mucous membranes, this time, were the agents 
that told us what malady had seized the poor animal. These 
membranes were covered with patches of petechia that are 
characteristic of purpura haemorrhagica. The membranes of 
both nostrils were covered with them, and the conjunctiva of 
the left eye presented a small patch of the spots. By this 
time the animal was very much debilitated and the owner de- 
