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place it among the protozoa. No evidences of division 
were seen. The body is quite uniform in appearance, 
varying only in size. Whatever this is it seems to be an 
organized body. 
''Cultures from pus in the anterior chamber of the 
second horse showed the palely staining rod, an asper- 
gillus and Micrococcus aquatilis. The first was planted on 
horse serum bouillon, but did not grow after the first gen- 
eration. These cultures were made after death, but the 
cultures made during the acute attack direct from con- 
junctival sac contained such a host of organisms that no 
judgment could be formed of their relative importance. 
The polar staining rod was found in smears. No large 
coccus-like bodies were observed in the second horse. 
Fluid taken from the first horse's eye at death was sterile. 
"These observations are at variance with those of 
others but such results are not unique in this respect. It 
seems as if the polar staining rod deserves some consid- 
eration, and we expect to devote some attention to it if 
another horse suffering from recurrent ophthalmia come 
to our notice. The large coccus-like bodies are very inter- 
esting and may be protozoa. The finding of the amoeba 
in the cases of Potapenke, increases their importance. 
Before, during and after the fourth attack of the first 
horse twenty grains of quinine bisulphate were given 
hypodermically daily for twenty days. The attack was 
very mild. Before the drug was given his temperature 
had ranged from 99° to 101° F. Immediately after the 
first dose the temperature fell to below 99° F., and 
remained at a very regular level during the entire twenty 
days. No malarial organisms were found in the blood. ' ' 
The ear is without special interest except as a place 
of localization of sarcoptes, demodex and fly larvae. A 
few cases of acute catarrhal otitis media have been found 
in association with nasopharyngitis both of the non- 
specific variety and that which resembles distemper. One 
case which led to meningitis has been mentioned. 
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