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Show Zlforbid anatomy cf fever. last moment. Dr. Von Schallern, who Was employed by the Prussian government, describes the chills, heats, debility, expressions of pain, convulsive struggles, and rapid course as of violent fever (Anaieisung, Bayreuth, 1797. p.17 -32.) The abdominal viscera and the lungs were the parts chiefly disorganized. Of the brain he observes, that "he always found it " in its natural state." (p. 36.) Yet his ac- count of the symptoms bears strong marks of sensorial affection. Dr. J. F. Ackermann, [11‘ind-tieh-seuc/ze, Frankfort am flfllyn, 1797) also employed by the government, found inflai'nmation constantly in the abdominal vis- com. The lungs were commonly in a natural state. In several subjects there appeared a yellowish effusion into the cavity of the thorax and pericardium. In some, the lungs had brown-red spots and purulent places. The head was opened only in a few, and then the pia mater was of a brown hue. and there was effusion in the cells of the arachnoid-Jo his account of syn‘iptonis, he agrees with the preceding ob~ servers ~--l)r. G. C. Reich, the writer on t'exci', treats very minutely of the distemper. He remarked at first hollow cough, coldness of the extremities, and shivering succeeded by heat, ‘ . ' ' , . . , ‘ . ' 1 i 59 thick and Foetid from the nostrils and mouth, together with eager desire for cold water, crouching if the back or loins be stroaked, laborious respiration, constipation at first, and diarrhoea in the sequel, along with some other symptoms. Many discover by various movements severe pain in the belly. They lie down mostly with the head stretched out straight forward. At last, in some the extre- mities feel quite cold; borhorygmi are heard, frequent tremors pass along the skin, a cadaverous stench breaks forth from the mouth, red or dark spots or blebs are seen in the fauces, the body swells greatly, and the animal expires with all the tokens of compleat exhaustion. Others, on the contrary, frequently spring from the ground, sink suddenly down and spring up againraving wild, butt at every thing, even striking their hornsinto the earth, rear upon their feet, and die bellowing, snuliing, stan'iping, gnashing their teeth and convulsed. Others again, after these symptoms have continued some time, grow at once calm; they even discover some appetite for food and are imagined to be out ofdanger; when they expire unawares and as it were in their sleep. The duration of' the distemper was various. Some animals died on the first or second day, others held out twelve or even fourteen; from six to eight seems the , "‘«b'l‘lh gnashing of tne teeth, grassy look 01 the eyes, discharge at first watery, afterwards thick average term. When |