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as before, and stopped perspiring; in about five minutes more 
there was a third discharge of feces; we waited for about 
twenty minutes more and animal still lay quiet, though occa¬ 
sionally passing flatus ; there was no discharge of feces. We 
then went away and returned in an hour and found animal 
had had two more passages and was perfectly quiet; 
in another hour went to see him and found animal on his feet 
and apparently well. Next morning animal had ceased purg¬ 
ing, and though he was kept under observation all day, he 
showed no bad effects from the treatment. 
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A CASE OF PURPURA IN A STEER. 
By J. Stettee. 
Although this affection in the horse is often recorded in 
veterinary literature, it is seldom mentioned in respect to 
bovines. Called to attend a heifer, eighteen months old, the 
author found the entire surface of the body covered with 
crusts of various sizes, resembling dried blood. Some were 
of the size of a pea. Red rutilant epitaxis existed in the 
nostrils, and the pituitary membrane was covered with red 
patches. The nose, ears and extremities were cold ; pulse, 
81 ; respiration, 60; temperature, 37.i° C. There were red 
spots upon the buccal mucous membrane, shaped like dots, or 
in striae, which were also found on the vaginal mucous mem¬ 
brane. There was complete anorexia. The animal was de¬ 
stroyed, and the post mortem revealed the following lesions: 
The skin, subcutaneous cellular tissue, the surface of the 
muscles and the mucous membranes were literallv stuffed 
w/ 
with hemorrhagic spots and striae, of various sizes. The 
blood vessels were gorged with blood; the pulmonary 
pleurae highly congested, and the pericardium and endo¬ 
cardium covered with ecchymoses. The liver, kidneys and 
spleen, and the surface of the kidneys and of the intestines 
were also covered with red spots. These lesions, so com¬ 
monly extensive, left no doubt in the mind of the author as to 
