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quantity of reddish aquous fluid between the pachia and lefto 
menix. The vessels of the latter were distended with blood, as 
were also the large sinuses. The brain substance was reddened 
and glistening, and somewhat cedematous; numerous petechial 
spots, of a red color, were distributed through its substance. 
Blood oozed freely from the cut vessels. Each of the lateral 
ventricles contained over a tablespoonful of a red aquous fluid. 
The vessels of the cheroid plexus were distended with blood. 
Medulla oblongata marked by numerous petechial spots and 
of a glistening and cedematous appearance. 
(N ov . 8.—Took train early this morning, accompanied by Drs. 
Thomas and Bowhill, anticipating that Mr. Vance’s steer would 
be much worse. Found my anticipations correct, as Mr. Vance 
had just harnessed his horse to go to town and telegraph me. 
He reported that the steer had become much worse and very 
wild and ferocious at times since we were there on the 5th, and 
that he did not think it would live much longer. It had eaten 
or drank nothing since. 
Condition seen to-day : Marked signs of emaciation since we 
last saw it. EyesTdoodshot and wild-looking ; veins of retina (?) 
much injected ; very excited upon the least movement on our 
part, and bellowed every other moment; stamped with fore feet 
and tore furiously around the pen. On a small water-trough 
being put into the pen, it went for it with intense fury, so that 
we felt obliged to put poles into the pen and force the animal 
into one corner, when it was removed with some difficulty. We 
had fears that it would break through the pen, it was so violent. 
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Urination frequent. 
Shot through the heart by Dr. Thomas. While standing and 
bleeding, it passed about a pint of a thick manure, which it im¬ 
mediately turned round to eat; soon dropped in its tracks. 
Autopsy —Made by Drs. Bowhill and Thomas as I had a 
wounded finger : 
Brain : On removing the cranium, the large sinuses were 
found filled with a dark blue-red colored fluid, semi-coagulated. 
The vessels of the pia mater were very much distended by the 
same kind of a fluid, and extended above its surface. The gray 
