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THOMAS WALLET. 
May 22d, 8 A. M.—Respiration, 24; pulse, 52; tempera¬ 
ture, 1031°. Drinks moderately, indifferent to food, but appears 
more lively. 
May 22d, 10 A. M.—Antifebrin pills; one-half hour later 
had chills which lasted about one-half hour. 
May 22d, 6 P. M.—Respiration, 28 ; pulse, 40 ; temperature, 
100°. Ate a good ration of mash, urinates freely, has an occa¬ 
sional vigorous loose cough. 
May 23d, A. M.—Respiration, 28; pulse, 48; temperature, 
1031- Antifebrin. 
May 24th, A. M.—Respiration, 26 ; pulse, 48; temperature, 
102°. 
May 25th, A. M.—Respiration, 20 ; pulse, 44; temperature, 
101°. Appetite fair. 
May 26th, 10 A. M.—Respiration, 40 ; pulse, 60 ; temper¬ 
ature, 102°. Ate breakfast eagerly, but the groom gave him 
a bucket and a half of water to drink. Is shivering. 
May 26th, 11 A. M.—Antifebrin pills. 
May 27th, A. M.—Respiration, 40 ; pulse, 62; temperature, 
1021°. Vesicular murmur of the lower third of the right lobe is 
diminished. Dung in solid balls. Appetite poor. Antifebrin. 
May 27th, 8 P. M.—Respiration, 32; pulse, 50 ; temperature, 
1021°. Reported to have had colicky pains late in the afternoon, 
but after a few alimentary evacuations felt relieved. 
From now until the 30th he made a good recovery. 
I am well aware that our capability to regulate this disease is 
limited ; still the little should not be left undone. The old prin¬ 
ciple “ there is no effect without a cause ” will not yet allow me 
to step over to Nihilism, which seems to be growing in favor. 
SHEEP DISEASES: THEIR CAUSES, NATURE AND PREVENTION.* 
By Thomas Walley, M.R.C.V.S. 
(Continued from 'page 266.) 
Indirect Predisposing and Exciting Causes of Disease. 
Having glanced over direct, we may now with profit consider 
those indirect influences which act as predisposing or exciting 
* Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 
