American Veterinary Review, 
MAY, 1879. 
I 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
REPORT ON THE DISEASE IN CATTLE KNOWN AS 
“ANTHRAX.” 
By Prof. D. McEachran. F.R.C.V.S. 
Montreal, Dec. 31st, 1878. 
Sir. —In compliance with your instructions, I beg to submit 
the following report on the disease in cattle known by the name 
of anthrax or charbon :— 
The attention of the public is often attracted to a very fatal 
form of disease occasionally appearing on cattle, causing the sud¬ 
den and mysterious deaths of several, under circumstances which, 
in the absence of a correct knowledge of recent pathological in¬ 
vestigations, are very apt to lead to the supposition that poison 
had been maliciously administered. 
The disease in question is neither new nor uncommon. It is 
unmistakably described in the most ancient authentic history, 
and it occurs at the present day in every country and climate on 
the globe. 
