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two of them were tuberculous, one of which manifested it 
only in the bronchial lymphatic glands, while the other one 
had tuberculous deposits in the liver, the mesenteric glands, 
and the peritoneum was studded with tuberculous nodules. 
The other two failed to present any tuberculous lesions what¬ 
ever. This whole herd will be re-tested in the course of two 
or three months from now, to make it absolutely certain that 
no suspicious animal is allowed to remain in it. We made a 
few other tests on a small scale, but they are not of sufficient 
importance to make mention of here. 
Influenza .—Influenza has been quite prevalent in many 
sections of the State, and in several of the larger towns as¬ 
sumed a severe type, with many complications. Especially 
was this the case at Quincy, as reported by Dr. J. Pease. 
Dr. Ditewig, of Canton, reported that he had six cases of 
tetanus in the month of June. 
Aside from these diseases mentioned here there has been 
no very prevalent disease in the State during the past year, 
with the exception of one, the history of which I will now 
relate. It is a very anomalous disease to me. I have been 
unable to find anything in literature that corresponds with 
the history of this outbreak, and I am at a loss to account, in 
a satisfactory way to myself, for the cause of it. 
During the month of January last I received a number of 
letters from various sections in the southern part of the State, 
describing a disease which affected their mules and horses, 
and asking for advice. I did not give it very much attention, 
as from the description 1 believed it to be some local disease 
that was not fatal in many cases, and was probably due to im¬ 
proper feeding and care. But similar reports continued to 
come in until the early part of March, when the State’s At¬ 
torney of Clinton County addressed me a very urgent re¬ 
quest to come to their place and investigate the disease 
among horses and mules which was proving very fatal. I 
arrived at Carlyle on the fifteenth day of March, and pro¬ 
ceeded to make inquiries concerning this disease. I spent 
two days in the village, meeting a great many farmers that 
were coming in from the surrounding country ; nearly every 
