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diseased condition of any apparatus, it certainly ought to be con¬ 
fined to that apparatus which it, as a rule, involves, and that is 
the respiratory apparatus. 
The principal manifestations of this recent epizootic outbreak 
are located within the cellular tissue, and for this reason I came to 
the conclusion to adopt the term epizootic cellulitis, taken from 
Prof. Williams’ “Principles and Practice of Veterinary Medi¬ 
cine,” the description of which disease being identical in a great 
measure with those symptoms exhibited by most of my patients. 
The various other names for this malady that are mentioned by 
the same author are rheumatic influenza, muco-enteritis, and 
pink-eye. 
Dr. H. also censures me for heading an article with borrowed 
nomenclature which means nothing, having reference to the 
word “ Pink-eye.” The use of this term, he claims, serves to 
mislead the public as to the importance of the disease, and gives 
occasion to the indiscriminate dosing of the afflicted animals 
to an extent probably never equalled in the country, for it was 
said to be a new disease, of which veterinary surgeons knew 
nothing, and consequently everybody felt at liberty to try every¬ 
thing in the shape of medicine that might be recommended, or 
that might suggest itself to the self-appointed surgeon in at¬ 
tendance. 
Conceding that the term “ Pink-eye ” is a faulty nomenclature 
to head an article with, in a scientific point of view, I did not 
intend the reading matter for the professional fraternity alone, 
nor did I want to inform or enlighten them by my few remarks 
on the subject, as I granted that all qualified veterinarians were 
familiar with the disease and its proper management, and from 
the fact that the public regarded it as a new disease, they 
naturally would seek information regarding it through veterinary 
periodicals, and would, unquestionably, look for it under the 
title of Pink-eye. This reason prompted me to permit my article 
to be headed with so crude a term in connection with my adopted 
title, “ Epizootic Cellulitis.” And by reading the simple facts, 
as presented in my description, the laity would readily recognize 
the importance of the new disease (in their minds), and as a rule 
