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GEORGE FLEMING. 
mitted to surgical treatment. The steer had not received much 
attention—the tongue having only been dressed a few times—as 
it was a two year old animal, and the owner thought he would 
rather have it slaughtered before it lost condition. 
The tongue was in good preservation when it reached the 
Brown Institution, and when 1 saw it an examination had been 
made of it by Dr. Boy, director of, and Mr. Garside, M.R.C.V.S., 
then veterinary surgeon to, that valuable establishment. The 
appearance of the organ was somewhat curious and very unusual, 
and it was evident—almost at a glance—that it was affected with 
something very different to tuberculosis. In the first place, it 
appeared to be considerably increased in size, and in texture it 
was very dense; indeed the term rigid might have been appropri¬ 
ately applied to it. A transverse section through its middle third 
exhibited the muscular tissue pale in color, its fibres indistinct, and 
looking as if undergoing degeneration ; while interspersed closely 
throughout the entire mass were myriads of small, light yellow, 
dense nodules, rather firm in consutence, for the most part per¬ 
fectly distinct from each other, and varying in size from the di¬ 
mensions of a pin’s head to that of a millet seed or filbert. Here 
and there two or more of these nodules had evidently coalesced 
to form larger masses, and the section already mentioned had 
been made through a somewhat extensive patch, which looked as 
if in process of softening, and the tissues immediately surround¬ 
ing it were ulcerating. This softening mass, which was somewhat 
caseous, might have been mistaken for tuberculous deposit; but 
to those who are familiar with the lesions of tuberculosis, it 
would have been scarcely possible to make such a mistake in this 
instance, after a careful inspection of sections in different parts 
of the organ. 
Mr. Garsido had made the following notes in regard to it; 
“ The tongue weighed eleven pounds (5994 grammes). About 
seven inches from the tip it becomes suddenly enlarged. The 
enlargement extends to the fauces, and is hard and firm to the 
touch, resembling cartilage in consistence. Length 8 inches, 
depth 5 inches. The surface shows variously-sized ulcerations, 
not very deep, and looking as if punched out. In some parts the 
