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the city]. I destroyed the animal with chloroform and imme¬ 
diately opened the pharynx, where an ulcerated patch about 
the size of a dime was found, filled and surrounded by a con¬ 
siderable amount of exudate, together with adherent and de¬ 
tached pieces of the membrane. A thorough examination of 
the entire intestinal tract, as well as all other organs, was made, 
but no ocular lesion other than the pharyngeal ulceration could 
be detected. I made the culture in accordance with the directions, 
and took it to the office of the Board of Health. 
The next day I received the following report: 
Department op Heaeth, City of New York, ] 
S. W. Cor. 55TH St. and 6th Avenue, Borough oe Manhattan, > 
New York, April 3d, 1901. ] 
Dr. Roscoe R. Bell , D. V. A., Seventh Avenue and Union Street , Brooklyn: 
Dear Sir :—The culture taken on April 2d from a cat shows the 
presence of organisms which are morphologically identical with the 
Klebs-Loeffler bacilli. The culture tube has been sent down to the Re¬ 
search Laboratory, at the foot of East Sixteenth Street, in order to have 
the bacilli tested fcr virulence. When the report of the same is received 
we will forward it to you. Respectfully, 
Le Roy W. Hubbard, M. D., 
Medical Inspector. 
On the 17th the report from the Research Laboratory was 
received, of which the following is a copy: 
Department of Health, City of New York, 'i 
Centre, Elm, White and Franklin Streets, >■ 
Borough of Manhattan, New York, April 16, 1901. ] 
Dear Doctor Bell: 
The bacilli from the cat proved to be fully virulent and true diph¬ 
theria bacilli. I should consider it a great favor if you would tell me 
anything you can about the sickness of the cat and the throat conditions, 
and where the cat obtained it. This is the only case that I have been 
able to get the bacilli from. Very sincerely, Wm. H. Park, 
Research Laboratory, foot East 16th St., New York City. 
I. CHOKE IN A HORSE DUE TO PARTIALLY MASTICATED APPLE- 
INJURY TO THE CESOPHAGUS IN PASSING THE PROBANG 
—FATAL INHALATION PNEUMONIA FROM ATTEMPTED 
DRENCHING WHILE CHOKED—REMARKS ON THE 
HANDLING OF CHOKE. 
By W. L. Williams, Professor of Surgery, New York State Veterinary 
College, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Patient, an aged bay mare of ordinary breeding, was pre¬ 
sented at the college clinic at 3 p. m., Jan. 5, 1901, with the his¬ 
tory that while eating apples at about noon she snapped at the 
owner while passing near, the sudden movement being immed- 
