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CATTLE DISEASE IN CHINA. 
Hongkew in the morning, and died at one p.m. Post-mortem 
examination 2 hours after death, Drs. Johnston and 
Macgowan present. Mucous lining of nostrils leaden 
coloured. Laryngeal mucous membrane much congested. 
Epiglottis much venous congestion. Tracheal lining streaked 
with red lines, much congested. Lungs and pleurae healthy. 
Peritoneal investment of stomach and bowels as in first stage 
of acute inflammation, without roughening or exudation. 
Mucous lining of bowel congested throughout, studded here 
and there with livid spots on mucous membrane marking 
the situation of solitary glands. Here and there patches of 
superficial ulceration. I am informed that the dysenteric 
purging was unusually severe before death; coldness of the 
extremities a very prominent symptom. 
“ June 29th.—Visited the cattle sheds and slaughter-houses 
opposite the Ningpo Joss House with M. Charrier, the 
Market Inspector for the French Concession. There 
witnessed the post-mortem examination of the carcase of a bull 
dead after six days' illness. The lungs and pleurae were 
healthy. Characteristic appearances were noted on the 
mucous surfaces, including exudation, discolouration and 
superficial ulceration. The bowels had, on opening the 
peritoneal cavity, the usual appearance as of commencing 
peritonitis. I observed two blue or rather purple raised spots 
on the surface of the intestinal mucous lining—enlarged 
glands. At the same visit I was shown two foreign Shanghai 
bred milch cows which require some special description; 
they occupied the same shed 
“A .—A grey cow. Looks listless and ill. Ears drooping. 
I thought the natural secretion from the nostril increased, 
but there was no appearance of either pus or blood. 
“ B .—A white cow. Lying down. Ears cold and drooping. 
Breathing very laborious, the expiration a short grunt. As 
I watched her she laid her head down and seemed dying. I 
thought she would scarcely live till morning. I thought the 
secretion from the nostrils in this case increased. 
“ June 30th.—Visited M. Charrier's stable to which cow 
A had been removed. She was lying down and looking very 
sick. Ears cold and drooping. Secretion from nostrils 
increased, but simply watery. Breathing laborious, the ex¬ 
piration a grunt. The vaginal mucous membrane inflamed, 
of a bright red colour, superficially ulcerated and covered 
with patches of muco-purulent secretion. At this visit I 
was shown parts of cow B , which had died, as was anticipated, 
on the night of the 29 th. The mucous lining of the nostril 
appeared nearly natural, but there was one patch of about 
