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usual dimensions ; every quarter was surrounded and inter¬ 
sected by a hyperplastic, gelatinous tissue, which upon the 
left half of the organ was infiltrated with a reddish brown 
serous material which could be expressed. The subject, then, 
was one of parenchymatous and interstitial mastitis associated 
with phlegmonous oedema. Upon the other organs nothing 
more was discovered. In all probability a general septicae¬ 
mia had already acquired a foothold. 
Second case, also a cow, had manifested for three months 
partial loss of appetite, and suddenly declined all food. The 
animal was systemically affected and very languid ; tempera¬ 
ture 105-f 0 F., local lesion not apparent. A septicaemic pro¬ 
cess was diagnosed, but upon the cause of which nothing 
definite could be recorded. 
Post-mortem .—A bloody, gelatinous oedema could be noted 
subcutaneously along the spine and tarsal joints. In the ab_ 
dominal cavity, with the exception of a slight swelling of the 
spleen and opacity of the parenchymatous organs, nothing 
unusual ; nothing of note in the thoracic cavity. Between 
the liver and diaphragm, and along the posterior vena cava, 
the same gelatinous material could be seen. Upon opening 
the right auricle, a tumor the size of an apple, and containing 
pus, could be seen disposed beneath the tricuspidalis. The 
endocardium ulcerated. We diagnosed septico-pyaemia and 
ulcerous endocarditis as the cause of the symptoms. The 
inspector here also passed the meat as conditionally fit for 
food. 
In both cases the consumption of the meat caused no sick¬ 
ness. This circumstance has induced the author to enumer¬ 
ate the following facts: 
In both animals the disease was of a local nature, primar¬ 
ily circumscribed, though later causing a general septicaemia. 
That such flesh may be eaten with impunity is a truth 
which has been many times confirmed. 
It is known that septicaemia is a process caused by decom¬ 
position of the blood accompanied by the formation of a toxic 
by product. This latter being carried to all tissues by the 
circulation produces its pathological effects ; when, however, 
