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membrane. A physical examination of the chest discloses about 
the same rough, blowing or shrill whistling sound as at former ex¬ 
aminations, though in a few cases a circumscribed pulmonary 
hepatization can be detected by the limited absence of all mur¬ 
murs and a well defined dullness on percussion. A soft mucous 
rale is heard over the bronchii. Temperature in general is on 
the decline. Four horses have been destroyed. 
October 17.—An improvement in most patients is quite ap¬ 
parent. Cough is less distressing. They drink a large quantity 
of water; eat hay and sheaf oats immoderately. Performed 
tracheotomy on a grey horse, George, having considerable 
nasal obstruction, in fact so much so that he is restless and com¬ 
pelled to open his mouth at each inspiratory act to get a sufficient 
quantity of air. The operation affords him immediate relief. He 
has a pulse of 74 per minute and temperature of 105°. Re¬ 
moved numerous eschars from the nostrils of several patients, 
furnishing them decidedly better breathing facility. Two horses 
have been destroyed. 
October 18.—Discharged all but eleven patients from the hos¬ 
pital shed. Symptoms of those remaining are as a whole satis¬ 
factory. Their breathing is easier, owing chiefly to the separa¬ 
tion of the disorganized Schneiderian membrane. The removal 
of these sloughs is attended by some hemorrhage and naturally 
enough leaves excoriations. They open their eyelids wider and 
the corneas look better. Was obliged to perform tracheotomy 
on a hay horse, Joe, with very good result. This horse is the 
worst patient of all; has a pulse of 96, respiration 60 and tem¬ 
perature of 105°. George now is somewhat better; breathes 
easier with pulse 78 and temperature 104°. A bay horse, Charlie, 
also deserves special notice from the fact that he has a well de¬ 
fined attack of pneumonitis. His respiration is 'very much la¬ 
bored, pulse 72 and temperature 104£°. 
October 19.—The majority continue to improve; appetite 
increasing; symptoms all abated ; cough not so frequent or 
severe; discharge from the nostrils is more pus-like, and quite 
offensive in some, though this offensive odor must be differenti¬ 
ated from that so characteristic in suppurative pneumonia. The 
assurance that this fetid smell does not come from the lungs can 
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