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eased condition of the lymphatics of the legs. Though experiments on 

 rabbits are not always successful, negative results would not have proved 

 the non-contagious condition of a virus; but a positive result here is of 

 much importance. 



The two subjects of inoculation did not give the results as early as 

 they generally do in similar cases, as, instead of appearing after four or 

 five days, it was only towards the 19th of December, when I was on the 

 point of looking at the result as negative, that they began to show 

 themselves. 



On the horse that had received the discharge of the near mare, farcin- 

 ous cords, buttons, and ulcers on the face manifested themselves, with evi- 

 dent tendency to disease of the lymphatics of the neck ; and on the other 

 horse, which had received the discharge of the olT mare, ulcerations on 

 the membrane of the nose. As these were slow in their progress, to 

 hasten the development of the symptoms this same horse was re-inocu- 

 lated with his own discharge from these ulcerations, and with it, in 

 three days, symptoms of acute farcy and glanders became evident on 

 both sides of the face. Having thus decided by the positive result of 

 those inoculations, both animals were destroyed. 



On examination, the head of the 6rst revealed small ulcers on both sides 

 of the nostrils on the posterior part of the septum, lead coloration of the 

 mucous membrane, infiltrations of the lymphatic vessels. The head of the 

 second had also ulcerations, same appearance of the mucous membrane of 

 the nose, and a suppurative collection on the left side in the nasal turbin- 

 ated bone. 



In the presence of the results obtained by the inoculation, of the symp- 

 toms manifested, and of the lesions revealed, I am brought to the conclu- 

 sion to pronounce both mares from which the virus was obtained as 

 being afi^ected with chronic glanders. 



Respectfully yours, 



A. LIAUTARD, M.D., V.S. 



LETTER OF Dr. JAIHES LAW. 



Cornell University, 



Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1881. 

 Hon. E. H. Hyde: 



My Dear Sir, — Regarding the case of glanders: First, I know of no 

 State nor province in which glandered horses killed by State or municipal 

 order are paid for. The rule appears to be to place all such cases on the 

 level with canine madness, and to be destroyed, without indemnity, as 

 dangerous to human life. As to the propriety of paying for such animals 

 a good deal might be said. The principle of withholding compensation 

 when the animals killed had been sufi'ering from an afi'cction that 

 threatens liuman life, would bring into this list malignant anthrax 

 (bloody murrain), tuberculosis, milk sickness, Asiatic cholera in animals. 



