general lymph angitis. 
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ulated lymph. Several buttons in the derm hard, a few of 
them beginning to soften nasal cavity. Membrane of both 
sides rotten, gangrened in toto ; lower part of septum pierced ; 
cartilage bare to the width of i inch by 3 inches long; par¬ 
cels of membrane cedematous, congested and read)^ to seques¬ 
trate ; here and there a spot more or less wide, having the 
appearance of an ulcer; but the borders are red, smooth, ir¬ 
regular, not indurated ; fold of n*isal wing a little oedematous, 
but membrane smooth and regular. Inferior turbinated bone 
full of suppuration and partially gangrened or congested ; 
the superior turbinated bone less affected, only a few spots at¬ 
tacked by gangrenous ulceration. In larynx one spot nec¬ 
rosed on the epiglottis ; mucous membrane less vascular, but 
tumefied ; small spots of the size of the head of a pin, like be¬ 
ginning of necrosis. All muscles of the body diminished in 
volume, of black, very black color, the intra-muscular connec¬ 
tive tissue very dense, while the adipose tissue between the 
muscular fascioli is totally absent. A great deal of fat was 
found outside and between the layers of abdominal muscles; 
large adipose tissue in the mesentery and around the large in¬ 
testines as well as on the costal regions. 1 was surprised to 
see the intra-muscular absorption so great, while the adipose 
tissue remained abundant in other parts of the body. In the 
meantime, the mule appeared, while alive, to be entirely ema¬ 
ciated, and was sick for about five or six weeks. 
Diagnosis .—It is very difficult to form a positive diagnosis 
of this affection on account of its recent origin and its numer¬ 
ous points of resemblance to other diseases, and above all to 
glanders and farcy. I cannot deny having found many ani¬ 
mals that have been suffering for some time where the benign 
and the malign type exist together, and then the farcinous 
character becomes the most prominent symptom. In order 
to avoid too many misunderstandings, I will as briefly as pos¬ 
sible describe the typical characters of glanders and farcy. 
They are represented by buttons, cords, tumors and swell¬ 
ings, which are all at first painful, enveloped in an oedema¬ 
tous infiltration that is absorbed in a few days. Then they 
become hard, indolent, after that soft, and in two, three or 
