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nous, hot and sensitive on pressure. His pulse beats 72 per 
minute and his temperature is 103°. Eats well and appears 
brighter. 
November 12.—Joe is rapidly tending toward recovery; all 
symptoms are abating. Doc’s limbs have attained an enormous 
size; his sternum, abdomen and sheath are also swollen; his 
breathing is made audible by a swelling of the alse of the nose. 
Appetite is failing ; pulse 76, temperature 103°. 
November 14.—The swelling of Doc’s fore extremities extends 
half way up the scapula. Numerous vesicles appear upon the 
skin of his limbs and sheath, which rupture and discharge serum. 
The swelling about his nose is diminishing. Breathes easier and 
eats some. Pulse and temperature are still well elevated. 
November 16.—Doc’s febrile symptoms are abating; appetite 
increasing, and swellings less painful though not much reduced. 
November 18.—Emaciation is becoming well marked. His 
appetite is fair and looks more cheerful. The swellings about the 
scapula have disappeared. Extremities are becoming crusty in 
various places. His inferior abdominal and thoracic regions are 
still very large though rather oedematous. The discolorations of 
the Schneiderian membranes are* disappearing. Pulse 66 and 
temperature 102 f. 
November 29.—Have visited Doc at proper intervals up to 
the present date and contrary to my expectations he has been 
progressing favorably and bids fair to make an entire recovery. 
I shall now give a brief description of the post mortem ap¬ 
pearances as noted on two different occasions. 
Post mortem examination of the cadavers immediately after 
being asphyxiated :—October 15 at about 11 a. m. I arrived at 
the rendering establishment. Although most of the carcasses 
have been disposed of, their thoracic organs have been preserved. 
The skin of nearly all the remaining bodies is denuded of hair to 
a variable extent, due to the caustic effect of the ammonia upon 
the cuticle. The chief pathological changes in the different ca¬ 
davers are quite synonymous and confine themselves to the res¬ 
piratory tract. The Schneiderian membrane, mucous lining of the 
pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchial tubes are thickened and 
