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however, cannot be accomplished without great 

 care and considerable expence ; and rarely, 1 

 believe except in its first stage, or mild form. 

 The expence of the cure does not depend 

 so much on the value of the medicine em- 

 ployed, as the length of time that is necpssary , 

 and it also must be recollected, that in 

 saying the disease is curable, it is by no 

 means to be understood that there is a cer- 

 tainty of success in adopting any mode of 

 treatment. Therefore, unless the Horse is of 

 considerable value, in good condition, and 

 glandered only in a mild degree, it is not 

 worth while to attempt the cure. It should 

 also be recollected, during the treatment, 

 that as long as there is any discharge from 

 the nostrils, there is danger of its communi- 

 cating the disease to other Horses. Calomel 

 has been tried, even to salivation, without 

 the desired effect ; but when salivation is 

 produced, the animal becomes so consider- 

 ably reduced in strength ; and which, by 

 the bye, is the very opposite end we want to 

 eifect, it clearly seems that mercurials have 

 little or no effect in removing glanders ; also, 

 Ethiop's mineral, or quicksilver rubbed down 

 with chalk ; but all these are fallacious, and I 

 may say, useless. In consequence of these 

 medicines baffling all art, tonic medicines, and 

 those principally of the mineral kind, have been 

 resorted to ; and the present practice of the 

 Royal Veterinary College, for this disease, is 

 to administer certain quantities of sulphate of 

 copper, formerly in balls ; but, as in latter 

 years it is found much more convenient, and I 

 believe more beneficial to the animal, to be 

 exhibited f«s follows : — 



Take Sulphate of copper from 2 to 5 drams. 

 Linseed meal - - - - 1 oz. 

 Warm water _ _ - . 6 do. 



Dissolve the sulphate in warm water ; then 

 add the meal, stirring them well together, 

 until incorporated. Give this draught every 

 morning. I have seen some good effects 

 arise from it, when the Horse has commenced 

 vvith it in the early stage of the disease ; but 

 when the disease has got firm hold of the 

 lungs, it is of little or no avail. 1 have suc- 

 ceeded in several cases, when advised of it in 

 time, by giving the following, either in form of 

 ball, or solution, as the last : 



Take Sulphate of iron - - 3 drams. 

 Gentian - - - - 3 do. 

 Formed into a ball with treacle. 



I prefer giving it in form of ball the best : 

 i but to this I must add, and which is of the 

 greatest importance, turn the Horse out into 

 a good pasture of grass by himself, to prevent 

 all possibility of coming into contact with any 

 other Horses ; and, if possible, a warm shed 

 should be in the paddock or field. Gire the 

 ball about the middle of the day, and every 

 night and morning a feed of good oats and 

 beans. By turning out, the Horse will 

 breathe his natural air, not respiring his own 

 air over and over again, as if in the stable. 

 Then, by your tonic medicine and good feed, 

 if he be of any constitution at all worth the 

 expence, you will find this the only practicable 

 means of removing glanders. Constitution 

 has so much to do with the disease, that if 

 well supported by art, these are the only 

 means to be adopted. I should say, never 

 treat a Horse, affected with glanders, in a 

 stable. The Horse, also, by hanging down 

 his head to gather his food, relieves himself, 

 and the discharge comes more free from it. 

 However, practice in this disease, must be the 

 leading feature for knowledge. 

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