Death of a horse from fVorniM 169 



a bouche g-arnie tout autour de petites epines moUes ; la 

 bourse du male devisee en trois feuillets. 



C'est le plus ooinmun des vers du cheval, ii penetre 

 jusque dans les arteres^ ou il occasionne des aneurismes. 

 — On le trouve aussi dans I'ane, et le mulet. 



Books of Farriery do not state whetlier catde of any 

 description are liable to this disease. 



Vide Boardman's Veterinary Dictionary. Article 

 Aneurism. 



I am, very respectfully, 



Richard Harlan, M. D« 

 Professor of Comp. Anat. 



Philad. Museum, ^-c, 

 Fhilad. Socfor 

 promoting Agriculture, 



[In a note, page 83 of our 3d volume, 1 sufjjjested, that doubt- 

 ful and unknown diseases in animals (man included) should be 

 treated as originating; from worms. If other remedies be used, 

 vermifuges, in addition, should also be administered. Before 

 and since this suggestion, t have been confirmed in this opinion. 

 It has been my habit, and so it should he with every farmer) 

 to cause to be dissected every animal dying with disease on my 

 farm. In the greatest number of these victims, worms have been 

 discovered of various descriptions. Some of them like those 

 mentioned by Dr. Harlan. It would seem that every region of 

 the intestines had some peculiar foe. This, and a thousand other 

 misfortunes occurring to our domestic animals, loudly impress 

 the indispensable usefulness of veterinary knowledge. Whilst 

 we are laudably endeavouring to improve the breed of our stock 

 it is lamentable indeed, that so little has been done to save them 

 from destruction. Among the most respectable professional 

 men in Europe, comparative anatomy, and all veterinary know- 

 ledge, is highly creditable. But with us, the diseases of our ani- 

 mals are left to ignorant pretenders, for their cure or preven- 

 tion Many years have passed away since our Society, and ray= 

 self individually, have warmly and fedingly recommended a 



