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altered tissues, Professor Penbertliy wrote me :—“ I should call the 
material inflammatory product in the subcutaneous tissues. 
Inflammatory product is made up of constituents of blood exuded 
through vessel-walls which have been damaged. It is allowed, too, by 
some pathologists that inflammation, too, may excite growth of the 
cells previously existing in the part. The dark red colouring is most 
probably due to escape of blood from small vessels which have ruptured ; 
the orange-coloured material which I have found in some cases is 
inflammatory product undergoing degenerative changes, in others 
decomposing warbles.”—J. P. 
A few days later Mr. Child further wrote that the sample which he 
sent me of inflamed tissue was obtained from the animal while in the 
process of dressing, so that the inflamed matter was taken both from 
the hide and the carcase at the same time. 
“ In watching the slaughterman take off the hide, we were sur¬ 
prised to find the warble-grub present, a somewhat rare case so late 
in July; however, it enabled me to send you a perfect sample on a 
small scale. But during the worst part of the warble-season they 
sometimes cover one-third and in some few cases one-half of the entire 
carcase ; the warble always develops on the top of the animal from the 
shoulder to the tail-head, which spoils the choicest parts of the carcase, 
ruins the best parts of the hide, and makes it worthless when tanned 
for many purposes, namely, for harness, engine-straps, boot-soles, &c. 
The effect on the carcase of the animal afflicted with warbles in regard 
to colour is, when quite dry after dressing, in some cases a pale 
yellow, in others a light brown, and in some scarce examples dark as 
mahogany.”—J. C. 
On the 17th of May a very good specimen was sent me, by favour 
of Mr. Henry Thompson, from Workington, in Cumberland. This 
was a large piece, containing the back-bone, flesh, and hide, all cut 
right out of the centre of the animal after slaughtering. This was 
an excellent specimen for our purpose, because it was so moderately 
warbled that it showed how mischief may arise, even from an average 
or less than average amount of warble-presence. 
Regarding this specimen, Prof. Penberthy (who kindly examined it 
for me) wrote me from the Royal Veterinary College on May 20tli:— 
“ The parcel arrived quite safely, and the contents in good preserva¬ 
tion.” ... “In a superficies of 450 inches I found eighteen well- 
developed and eight very small warbles. There was, however, ample 
evidence of inflammatory products. 
“ The change had not apparently affected the red flesh (muscles). 
It so happens that in the parts more seriously invaded the muscles are 
covered with dense fibrous tissue. 
“ This morning, in those parts in which the warbles were most 
