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decided opinion till next day, when, finding others of the herd 
showing undoubted symptoms of severe eczema, we allowed our 
opinion to be made public/ 5 
The mucous membrane of the stomach now shown was ex¬ 
cessively dark in colour, almost black, presenting numerous small 
ulcerations of an oval shape, and in some parts solution of con¬ 
tinuity to a very considerable extent had taken place, the 
muscular coat being involved, and in one particular spot to such 
an extent that complete perforation of the organ had taken place. 
In forming an opinion as to whether the animal had died from 
muco-enteritis or from rinderpest, Professor Walley stated that 
he was greatly guided by his observation of the fact that in rin¬ 
derpest ulceration thoroughly established is only seen in the last 
stages—that solution of continuity shows itself by cracks or splits 
traversing, as it were, the surface of the mucous membrane, and 
that these cracks or splits are always preceded by white lines. 
Again, in rinderpest the mucous membrane may be seen studded 
with little red spots, and these becoming darker in colour end 
also in ulceration; but, in the stomach now shown, the white 
lines and cracks were not present, and the spots, though dis¬ 
tinct, were dark-coloured and depressed, and the whole membrane 
excessively discoloured and ulcerated. 
Of enteric disease—muco-enteritis — of cattle, Professor 
Walley remarked that all the symptoms were aggravated by 
fatigue and low condition, while the presence of another disease 
always causes affections of this kind to run their course more 
quickly and with greater urgency of symptoms, and that there 
are some cases in this country of enteric disease which are but 
seldom seen, and which can scarcely be distinguished from 
rinderpest. To this class, probably, belong the cases met with 
towards the termination of the cattle plague in this country 
over which many of the principal veterinary surgeons met in 
consultation and in regard to which much discrepancy of opinion 
existed. 
In remarking upon the diseases eczema epizootica and rinder¬ 
pest, Professor Walley called attention to the fact that they 
possessed many characters in common, both with regard to their 
propagation, manner of attack, symptoms, and post-mortem 
appearances. The discharge from the eyes and nose and the 
peculiar excoriated appearance of the sheath and penis is alike 
in both diseases, the state of the lips and gums very similar, 
though the ulceration of rinderpest on these parts may always be 
known by its base being of an excessively red or scarlet hue, 
while in each the fourth stomach may be affected. In the cattle 
on board The Benachie the same condition of the sheath and 
penis, the same character of discharge from the nose and eyes, 
