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tainecl, and that stables and particular collections of horses 

 have occasionally obtained an unenviable notoriety. 



Treatment. — Although in some cases of chronic farcy re- 

 coveries may appear to result from the judicious employment 

 of therapeutic and sanitary measures, it is probably better, 

 considering the risks incurred, particularly when we remember 

 that all forms of the disease are capable of resulting from 

 inoculation or infection with the virus or infecting material of 

 even the chronic manifestations of it, and also its universally 

 acknowledged malignancy, that all should be classed together; 

 also, when evidence of its existence is sufficient, that all should 

 be prevented from doing further damage as the centres of 

 infection by ensuring their destruction. 



There seems pretty strong ground for believing that with 

 respect to glanders, the Act of 1878, and orders founded 

 thereon, have not had either a full or fair trial. Until the 

 inspection of locahties and stables is thoroughly well carried 

 out, and the isolation and slaughter of all diseased horses 

 faithfully executed, with proper attention to the carrying out 

 of the general instructions connected with disinfection, we 

 need not hope for much lessening of the mortality from this 

 contagious malady. 



Sanitary Measures necessary to adopt in connection with the 

 Prevention and Eradication of Glanders. — When we consider 

 the fatal nature of this disease, and its acknowledged con- 

 tagiousness in every form of its development, the great pecu- 

 niary loss entailed upon the community by its existence and 

 distribution, not to mention the more serious danger to human 

 hfe, the importance of well-considered and energetically car- 

 ried out preventive and suppressive measures becomes obvious 

 to all but the most thoughtless and ignorant. Until, however, 

 veterinary medicine is duly recognised and takes its proper 

 place in that considerable section of ' social science,' public 

 health, we can scarcely expect that executive measures suffi- 

 ciently comprehensive to satisfy even ^our present knowledge 

 will be adopted and carried out. 



' The Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act of 1878,' and the 

 • several orders founded thereon, are, so far, a step m the proper 

 direction ; and although I doubt that in their operation these 

 have been as fruitful of beneficial results in the case of glanders 



