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summers of ’87 and ’88. When speaking of his journeys 
through the country, he says : “I was unable to findla.single 
animal with symptoms answering to those ascribed to this 
weed Among the few I found suspected of this distemper 
was one of a herd from Indian Territory just south of Arkansas 
City brought from Texas for pasture. When informed of the 
case’ I was very eager to avail myself of the opportunity and 
at once went to the ranch. But on inspecting the animal was 
verv much disappointed to find no symptoms corresponding 
with my expectations of an ideal locoed animal. On the con¬ 
trary, the creature was affected with some loathsome disease 
““Seimenof’8 7 ^ had a good opportunity to kill and 
make post-mortem examination of a cow said to have bee 
eating the weed for two years, and which was given me 
an example of an animal possessed of the loco habit. She 
was four years old, though no larger than at two years 1 he 
loco had not only stopped her growth, but made her quite 
poor and gave her a wasted appearance. She seemed stupid 
debilitated 8 unsteady in her movements the b . r eathmg short 
and rapid, with muscular force very much impaired. Whether 
walking or standing, it was seemingly beyond her power to s 
Control the muscles as to keep her head perfectly still. Her 
eyes had exhibited a wild stare, so said, but this had recently 
disappeared. 
POST-MORTEM. 
“The blood was light but not normal ; having no instru¬ 
ment at hand it was not microscopically examined. 1 
naunch was in a normal condition ; the reticulum and psaltei- 
him softened, and apparently diseased. T^^l^neSt^n 
tire length of the intestines there seemed to be degeneration 
of tissue being on the inside peculiarly .soft. . Two or three 
perforations were observed in the sma 1 intestine Both the 
larne and small intestines were delicate, devoid or elastic y> 
ancteven with most careful handling would be torn or broken 
apart in places ; they appeared to be as one ex P rt ^ s edit 
ten in spots. The peritoneum and omentum wereinflamed 
and presented numerous tumors about the size of a pea fle y 
in aooearance and of fibrous nature, The pleura appeared 
normal as also did the diaphragm. The pericardium was 
streaked with red on the inner side, the sac containing abou 
a pint of liquid of a pale color. 1 he heart seemed to be a 
one third larger than the normal. rhe mitral and tricusp 
valves were inflamed around the edges Th f, jT^iscoat 
aorta appeared normal, and just above them the serous coat 
