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invariably abort by tbe sixth month, and in case the foal is carried to 
the full period, it is almost sure to be weakly and short-lived. 
There is frequently considerable pruritis (itching), as evinced by 
rubbing of the tail and hinder parts and licking or biting various 
parts of the body. Comparatively early in the course of the 
disease there are frequent oedematous swellings of the legs and 
abdomen. 
The inguinal glands may enlarge and even suppurate, and the 
mammae (udder) occasionally inflame and enlarge. Enlargement 
of the submaxillary glands (the glands between the angles of the 
lower jaw) is frequently present and in some cases there is seen a 
viscid, sticky discharge from the nostrils, closely resembling gland¬ 
ers, which resemblance is heightened by the appearance on the 
nasal membrane of small superficial erosions or ulcers, and usually 
associated with the nasal discharge there is observed also a muco¬ 
purulent discharge from the eyes. 
In the present outbreak, as in those described by German 
writers, there occurred frequently, suddenly appearing, sharply de¬ 
fined, circular or various shaped flattened swellings, one, two or 
even six or seven inches in diameter, hard and unyielding to the 
touch, sometimes painful upon manipulation, at other times causing 
pruritis, as is indicated by the animal licking or biting at the 
affected parts. These swellings may appear at any time from 
eight to ten weeks to the end of the disease and may disappear as 
suddenly as they came, and others may appear in other parts of 
the body. In nearly all cases, as the disease progresses, there 
appear signs of weakness and paralysis, mainly of the hinder parts, 
at first exhibiting an unsteady gait, the animal bringing the hind 
feet forward in a difficult, uncertain manner, usually dragging the 
toes along the ground, or at least striking the ground at the mid¬ 
dle of the stride, and in bringing the foot to the ground, placing 
- the toe down first, with the fetlock flexed, which is then extended 
suddenly as the heel is brought down. This imperfect action may 
be seen in one or both hind limbs, or may appear first in one, then 
in the other, then in both, persist for a few days, then disappear 
entirely, or nearly so, and then return again worse than ever. 
Sometimes this lameness is of a spasmodic nature, somewhat 
