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animal was kept is built on the water’s edge, and was at that 
time completely surrounded by water so that planks had to be 
used to get out and in. I will just mention here that the water 
in this bay becomes covered with a greyish substance resembling 
frog spawn. It gets in this state about the middle of June and 
remains so until about the first of August; it is during this term 
that this disease is the most prevalent, and is almost entirely con¬ 
fined to the bay shores and to animals which have access to its 
waters. 
I was called to the case just mentioned on the 2d of July. I 
found the animal lying and unable to rise, pulse about 70, soft 
and weak or thready; breath foetid ; tongue covered with a grey 
substance; pressure on larynx caused much pain; Schneiderian 
membrane was of a purple color; on passing my hand to the bacp 
part of the mouth I found the tongue much swollen; on withdraw¬ 
ing my hand the smell emitted was very offensive. I thought it 
advisable to try and get him on his feet, but before making the 
attempt I gave a powerful stimulant, got plenty of help and raised 
him on his feet, but he was unable to stand ; he was let down and 
made as comfortable as possible. I ordered him to get a pint of 
good ale every two hours until the following morning, when I 
visited him again, got him on his feet, he being able to stand alone. 
He ate a little bran mash, passed his urine, which very much resem¬ 
bled linseed oil; his bowels being constipated, I gave him linseed oil, 
a pint and a half, also 3 i of pot. nit. and kept up the stimulants 
until the throat was stimulated with ammoniacal liniment; I left 
him standing, but the attendant said he did not remain on his feet 
long after I left. 1 visited him on the following morning and 
found him very much worse, pulse almost imperceptible at the 
submaxillary artery ; breath very foetid ; tongue much swollen, 
and large quantities of ropy saliva coming from the mouth; ex¬ 
tremities cold; respirations labored; I saw death was fast ap_ 
proaching ; he lived about five hours. 
A post mortem was held by myself and Mr. Newton, a student 
practicing with me at the time. 
On opening the body the foulest odor was emitted; on re¬ 
moving the intestines they were found healthy ; the stomach was 
