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drunken man, and almost fall while walking, owing to a loss of 
muscular coordination; this is the earliest manifestation of an 
interference with the functional activity of the cord; at the same 
time the general symptoms of the disease may be noticed. The 
conjunctival mucous membrane is almost tinged a greenish 
yellow, intermixed with a dull dark red, the yellowish tinge 
indicating a liver complication. The mucous membrane of the 
mouth is of a dark dull color, having a pasty, sticky feel, the 
tongue covered with a yellowish brown pus. The action of the 
heart is strong, tumultuous in character, and increased to 80 or 
go strokes per minute. The pulse is soft, weak and almost 
imperceptible, the respiration increased to 25 or 30 per minute, 
the lungs normal. The temperature rises quickly, and at the 
rectum registers 106° to 108° F. If blood is drawn in the early 
stage of the disease, it is often slobberish, but examinations 
show that it has all its physiological properties, it is dark when 
first drawn, but soon regains its color on exposure to the air. 
Coagulation is rapid, reqniring but 5 or 6 minutes instead of 
10 or 15 normally; the result is a clot with very little buffy 
coat. This precludes the idea ol an alteration in the blood, 
rather indicating inflammatory changes. Vertigo and coma 
soon appear, interrupted from time to time by periods of excite¬ 
ment, symptoms of paralysis soon follow, and the animal falls 
to the ground, to be followed rapidly by death from asphyxia. 
These cases of rapid death may be seen in young, green ple¬ 
thoric horses, but no anthracoid changes can be found in the 
blood of these animals. 
Ordinary Course. —As a rule the disease follows a much 
slower course when the localization »is upon some of the abdom¬ 
inal or thoracic organ; most frequent upon the digestive tract.. 
Pneumonia and pleurisy are quite frequently seen; but compli¬ 
cations of the spinal cord, with or without oedema of the 
extremities, is seldom noticed. It is almost certain that the 
disease will terminate favorably with any of these complications, 
especially after the first twelve or fourteen days. A very high 
fever is a marked symptom of the disease from the beginning* 
