598 
VACCINE AND CALF VACCINATION. 
last few weeks, have come under my notice at Mr. Jacob 
Evans’, Bois Hall, in this parish. I regret, however, that, 
owing to circumstances over which I had no control, I am 
unable to give you definite information as to exact time of 
the occurrence of the disease, and also as to the successive 
stages which marked the progress of the first cases. 
I gathered from the cowman,' who is the only milker, 
that he first noticed a sore on the udder of one of the cows 
on June 1st, and that he then applied to my assistant for a 
box of ointment with which to dress it. After this other 
cows were similarly affected, and on June 19th I was re¬ 
quested to see them. This I did, and found one cow with 
several papulae on the udder somewhat flattened and of a 
slightly red colour. Only one of these papulae subsequently 
developed a well-formed vesicle, and fronflthis, on June 26th, 
I charged some points with very nice limpid lymph and for¬ 
warded them to you. 
The other cows then affected were evidently recovering. 
On the 24th of June, in consequence of a communication 
made by Dr. Hinds, surgeon of this town, to the Local 
Government Board, Dr, Stevens came and examined the 
herd with me, when hvo fresh cases in the papula stage were 
discovered. One of these, on the 26th, seemed likely in a 
day or two to afford lymph; but the papules afterwards 
assumed the brown colour of desquamation. 
On June 30th Drs. Buchanan and Burdon Sanderson and 
Mr. Ceely visited the herd with me and my friend Dr. Hinds. 
There icere now tivo or three other fresh cases in the papula 
stage. Mr. Ceely regarded the disease as spurious and par¬ 
taking of an eczematous nature. Drs. Sanderson and 
Buchanan expressed no opinion on the matter. 
After this two other cows were attacked, but failed to 
develop vesicles of a size sufficient to yield lymph. 
From another case, however, I charged some points and 
forwarded them on July 3rd to Dr. Buchanan and Mr. 
Ceely. You will easily understand, as the cows were all 
turned out, that many of the vesicles were prematurely rup¬ 
tured by their lying down in the pasture, as well as by the 
friction of their legs against the udder. 
After this date I saw the cows daily for a time, and then 
at intervals. They all gradually recovered, and in a week or 
two all indications of the malady had passed away. In 
no case was there any marked disturbance of the general 
health, nor, as far as could be ascertained, was there any dele¬ 
terious quality imparted to the milk. I continued to visit the 
cows up to July 10th, when they all appeared to be doing well. 
