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114 his mouth a portion of thick slaver and froth. Upon being again placed in the sty he was much convulsed, and made a shrill squeaking noise; his mouth was filled with saliva, and held continually open, nearly half an inch, except when champing his under jaw, which he frequently did with considerable twitching of the superficial muscles. He refused to eat or drink, gradually got worse, and died on the third day. "Three weeks after, another of the pigs was taken ill. The symptoms were much the same. The effect of water was tried, and upon being thrown upon him caused him considerable distress, so that he leaped into the air and dashed his head against the wall, appearing quite delirious. He died on the second day. Not long afterwards another pig was attacked, the symptoms being similar to those in the former cases, only more violent; he died twenty-four hours afterwards, nothing having been done to disturb him. None of the pigs ate or drank any thing after they were first taken ill."

And the case we are now about to quote was communicated by Mr. Heaton, a human surgeon: "About May, 1829, while visiting a patient, I was told that in a sty at the bottom of the yard there was a mad pig. Thither I repaired, when I was informed by its owner that the animal had been bitten about three weeks before by a strange dog, which had passed through the yard, and who was at the time, by those who saw it, declared to be mad; the dog appeared to be greatly alarmed and proceeded with swiftness; it was afterwards seen for the last time in some fields at the outskirts of the town. From the statement of the man it would appear that, on the morning of the day previous to that on which I saw the pig, the animal began to exhibit symptoms of great oppression at the præcordia; to this succeeded gradual inability to stand, fearful cries, and general uneasiness when disturbed, foaming at the mouth, and a disposition to eat whatever came in the way, &c. At six o'clock in the afternoon of the second day I first saw it, covered with straw and apparently quiet, until the rattling of the sneck of its door seemed to awaken the most painful apprehension, and its mental agony seemed almost insufferable. The sense of sight seemed no less acute than that of hearing, which was manifested by the animal's convulsive efforts to hide even its head beneath the straw; this accomplished, it became somewhat tranquil, and was constantly devouring its own litter, excrement, &c., &c. Its eyes had the suspicious glance of those of a phrenetic patient, its breathing was preternaturally quick, and its efforts to stand wholly abortive. In this state it continued two hours, when half a pint of train oil was attempted to be poured into its mouth, the greater part being wasted, and the animal instantly expired. I regret that the approaching night, and the man's desire to bury the carcass, restricted the post-mortem examination, which