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to those of a cow suffering from “ dropping after calving.” 
Indeed, she was in a comatose condition. I treated her with 
oleaginous purgatives and powerful diffusible stimulants, 
kept her very warm, and gave her plenty of mucilage. The 
next morning she was better, and as well as ever, or 
apparently so, on the third day. 
The others had saline purgatives given, and all did well. 
I have omitted to say that the first symptom observed by 
the cowman was a refusal to feed when provender was offered 
about the middle of the afternoon. I should also add there 
were other cows in the yard living on the same provender, 
and which might or might not have eaten of the yew, but 
nothing was seen wrong with them. 
My object in describing these cases is that I feel sure Pro¬ 
fessor Buckman will be pleased to gain all the facts of this 
kind which are obtainable from members of the profession 
with regard to animals partaking of yew. 
Pathological Contributions. 
CATTLE PLAGUE. 
It is reported from Taganrog that cattle plague has ceased 
in the township, but it exists in the surrounding localities. 
The disease is also prevalent in Silicia, Moravia, Bohemia, 
Lower Austria, and Hungary. 
From Austria the following information has been received. 
The local authorities at the Port of Fiume have issued printed 
notices, for the information of the inhabitants, that a mili¬ 
tary cordon is established at the boundary of the city, to pre¬ 
vent the importation of horned cattle, hair, hay, straw, and 
milk, for consumption or transit, importation by sea remain¬ 
ing free. These measures are rendered necessary by the 
progress of the cattle plague in the neighbouring countries 
and in Croatia. 
At Bosnia the cattle plague still lingers, but without any 
serious mortality. 
From ftagusa only one case of cattle plague is reported. 
Cattle plague, however, continues to a great extent in 
Austria Proper, in the following districts:—Galicia, Buck- 
owina, Moravia, Bohemia, Dalmatia, and in the Sclavonian 
Provinces. 
Reports from Trebizond state that cattle plague has ceased 
in the neighbourhood of the town, but has broken out at 
Batouin, at the north-east angle of the province, close to the 
frontier of Russia. 
