FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN KANSAS. 
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fetlock joint, while the parts below were dead. The mucous 
membrane of the upper and lower lips, and of the gums and palate 
as far back as the second molar tooth, showed numerous ulcers, 
varying in size from a large pin-head to a lima bean. These ul¬ 
cers were of a pale reddish-purple or yellowish-brown color. On 
preparing to take the temperature the patient defacated, re¬ 
vealing on the mucous membrane of the rectum a small ulcer, 
from which a small quantity of blood escaped. The temperature 
stood at 101° F. 
Another case, said to have been one of the first affected, was 
a white yearling steer. He refused to get up, was greatly ema¬ 
ciated, and suffering intense pain. The right hind leg presented 
a stump at the fetlock joint, which was covered over with a dark 
brown scab, from beneath which escaped a thick, yellow pus 
when pressure was applied. The stump was tender and swollen 
about half way to the hock. The left hind leg was swollen, hot, 
and intensely painful as high as the fetlock. The toes stood 
wide apart, showing a tense, yellowish skin at the base of the 
cleft, beneath which could be felt collections of pus. The hoof 
of the outside toe was detached at the heel, undermined with pus 
and nearly ready to drop off. The bone was dead on the sur¬ 
face where exposed. The mouth showed several ulcers, some 
healed, others nearly so. The temperature was 102° F. 
These three cases are fairly illustrative of the disease as it 
exists here in its various stages. In some cases the mouth lesions 
are comparatively slight, while the feet are seriously affected, 
and vice versa. Some have lost a single toe, some both toes, 
some two feet and one three feet. The older the animal the less 
disastrous does the disease appear to be. A cow, with a calf at 
her side about ten days old, took the disease, presenting vesicles 
and ulcers of the udder as well as the mouth. Three days after 
the cow took sick the calf died with all the symptoms of the 
disease in its early stages. 
The second herd inspected belongs to Mr. Goodrich of Kan¬ 
sas City, Mo., and is situated on the opposite side of the high¬ 
way, about one hundred yards from Mr. Keith’s place. The first 
cases appeared about four weeks ago, and the number affected at 
