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tion a memoire entitled Sporadic Pneumonia, or Fluxion of 
the Chest of Bovines ; and some of the members of the 
society are of the opinion that every attack of pneumonia 
of the ox is contagious. But they are not alone in this 
opinion ; indeed, in a work published in 1875 by the Recueil, 
and reproduced in [1876 by the Revue Veterinaire, Professor 
Maury of Toulouse, after having been asked “ Is it true 
that there occur in the ox two forms of pleuro-pneumonia, 
one sporadic, distinct, spontaneous, and non-contagious, 
the other contagious?” And after having reported, while 
doubting the competence of the author, the opinion of M. 
Tahourin, who replied to this question in the affirmative, 
wrote as follows : “ But, for pleuro-pneumonia of the ox 
have we diagnosed two types generally admitted, correspond¬ 
ing with simple coryza of the horse and glanders, simple 
urethritis of man and syphilitic urethritis respectively ? 
We feel in a position to decidedly reply in the negative; 
and this ought not to astonish any one. Pleuro-pneumonia, 
whether spontaneous or whether resulting from contagion, 
always presents absolutely the same symptoms, progress, 
termination , duration, and lesions With regard to the 
opinions of various authors on this question, Lafosse says 
simple pneumonia may affect all domesticated animals, but 
he omits to trace its differential characters in different 
species. Cruzel declares that inflammation of the pulmon¬ 
ary parenchyma, acute pneumonia, is very frequent in all 
animals of the bovine species . He gives a description of it, 
too short, but nevertheless sufficient to show that he had 
observed and recognised it. Zundel writes that we see this 
disease only in working beasts; and, in regard to its morbid 
anatomy, he says distinctly, “ that in place of the variably 
mottled condition of the lungs, as seen in peri-pneumonia, 
we here only see a uniform reddening.” According to 
Boll, “ in bovines the interstitial form is the most frequent, 
and ordinarily accompanies extensive pleurisy,” constituting 
epizootic pleuro-pneumonia. He mentions croupal pneu¬ 
monia only as affecting the horse and the dog. Thus we 
see that, save the short description by Cruzel and the 
assertion of Zundel, we want data of sufficient explicitness 
concerning pleuro-pneumonia sporadica in the ox. The 
Societe Centrale did well to raise this question. In so far 
as I am concerned, I am thoroughly convinced of the 
existence of this disease. I have treated some cases of it, 
few indeed, because cattle are few in number wheie I live, 
and also examined cows used for breeding and milking pur¬ 
poses, never having any work to perform. Also some brother 
