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TRIP TO THE PHILIPPINES. 
lost one from azoturia. Fourth day, one mule was choked, due 
to guard sleeping. We had very rough weather and a number 
of seasick animals. Some were badly bruised by the vessel’s 
rolling. There were a great many abscesses formed on the ex¬ 
ternal angle of the ilium, also on the ischial tuberosities. The 
ceilings were very low, and where there was a framework a 
large animal couldn’t stand comfortably. Sometimes during a 
sudden roll an animal would throw his head up so as not to lose 
balance, and bruise it quite badly. 
After a very rough passage, arrived in Japan, where we 
stopped fora week. Unloaded the stock and turned them in a 
corral. They felt so good to get loose, with room to roll, that 
they hardly took time to eat for a day or two. The third night 
they stampeded ; nearly all got out and ran over the country. 
Three were killed by the train. During our stay in Japan had 
a few wounds to treat. The rest of the time was put in sight¬ 
seeing. 
Upon reloading, caught the weakest ones and put them on 
the main deck, where they could get the most air. Had a day 
or two of rough weather after leaving Japan, then it got fair 
and began to get warm. Arrived in Manila Bay all right, hav¬ 
ing lost but six. If we could have unloaded the next day, 
wouldn’t have lost any more, but there were two ships ahead of 
us. It was three days before we began to unload. In the 
meantime had lost four from heat exhaustion, and had others 
beginning to show symptoms—temperature from 104° to 108°, 
respirations accelerated and labored, pulse fast and weak, almost 
imperceptible, abundant sudation—in fact, had never seen ani¬ 
mals sweat so freely. Convulsive movements of the extremi¬ 
ties, generally going down never to get up again. Treatment, 
stimulants and cold water, applied very freely to head. 
While on board had a great many with strangles, average 
about 60 per day for trip, treated with stimulants, occasionally 
febrifuges if fever was excessive ; opened abscesses and observed 
surgical cleanliness as far as possible. Did not separate sick 
from healthy, because part of the time it was impossible on ac¬ 
count of weather being so rough that ship rolled so they couldn’t 
have been moved, and besides they had better be sick on board 
than ashore, opportunities for treatment being better. In a few 
cases had pneumonia as a complication. 
Upon reporting for duty, was told to make out a list of drugs 
and instruments needed. In that respect the U. S. service is 
much ahead of the Knglish. The water on most boats is very 
