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the intestinal canal’; longitudinal folds of rectum black streaked. 
Urinary bladder healthy, containing about two quarts of very 
dark colored urine; specific gravity, 1010, coagulated upon appli¬ 
cation of heat and nitric acid. Kidneys, weight, right, one pound 
and a half; left, one and three-eighths; both kidneys containing 
a little bloody colored urine, the cortical portion darker than 
normal—a dull brown color. Muscular tissues, pale and almost 
bloodless, presenting the appearance in color of veal; blood in 
blood vessels watery, but darker in color than in cases Nos. 1 
and 2. 
October 8th.—A steer, owned by Henry Bressler, five miles 
northeast of Sterling, died last night. This steer, with fifteen 
more belonging to Mr. Bressler, had been in Mr. Wolf’s pasture - 
from the 20th of May until the 5th of October. 
October 6th, was noticed to be sick by one of the neighbors; 
was found dead, lying in the creek (not the Elkhorn), in Mr. 
Bressler’s field on the morning of the 8th. 
Post-mortem appearances, No. 4.—Aged 3 years ; proceeded 
to examine as in previous cases. Muscular tissue rather dark col¬ 
ored, and muscles presenting a speckled appearance; blood vessels 
containing a normal amount of blood, clots very strong and 
abundant; lungs emphysematous, and considerably congested, a 
slight deposit and organization of lymph, forming a small adhe¬ 
sion of the right lobe to the diaphragm; pericardium contained 
about an ounce of bloody colored serum ; heart flabby and exten¬ 
sively ecchymosed on its external surface—contents, heavy blood 
clots in each ventricle, extending through the valves into the auri¬ 
cles, the fleshy pillars of the right side very dark colored, almost 
black. Spleen, weight 5 pounds, ecchymosed, and engorgement 
of the blood vessels of the covering peritoneum, trabiculse broken 
down. Liver, weight 24 pounds, superior lobes of an olive color, 
‘lower lobes very dark and somewhat hepatized ; gall bladder con¬ 
tained about twelve ounces of brown colored bile, and of a gran¬ 
ular appearance—like old rancid lard. Abomasum, internal 
surface covered with small papillar eruptions, and several small 
ulcers with ragged borders; the small intestines reddened and 
congested throughout their entire length, and occasionally present- 
