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above named subject to this able veterinarian assem- 

 blage. And furthermore should I, before its con- 

 clusion, venture upon its etiology, I wish it under- 

 stood that the idea is merely a hypothesis; as the 

 true causes of this strange affection are at the present 

 one of the many unsolved pathological problems, 

 and it is not my intention to present positively other 

 than facts. 



' k The subject is one of great importance, as the 

 proportions which it has assumed in some parts of 

 this country are simply alarming, and with our pres- 

 ent knowledge of the disease we are unable to take 

 any steps towards its prevention. 



" Various are the titles by which it is known, 

 seeming to have gained them from the ideas which 

 those who assumed its nomenclature, had of its mor- 

 bid anatomy or parts involved. Anjd the name 

 which I here accept under which to describe it, 

 seems to me inappropriate, as it neither indicates the 

 true pathological condition, as we shall see presently, 

 or gives any idea as to the cause. In India it is 

 known as the 'Nasal Disease' and has been described 

 under this title from time to time, by veterinarians 

 in that country in their communications to various 

 veterinary journals. It was first recognized in 

 England about the year 1859 an( ^ * s described by 

 William Williams in his works, under the title 

 which this article bears. 



