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submaxillary glands should be examined as for glanders, 

 and if there is any symptom of conjunctivitis or 

 discharge from the eyes, the conjunctivae should be 

 inverted and thoroughly examined ; in fact, in any 

 case this detail should be periodically carried out. All 

 old scars and subcutaneous enlargements should be care- 

 fully noted and watched. The most susceptible regions 

 should be carefully handled for symptoms of corded 

 lymphatics, and for this a touch acquired by a practical 

 knowledge of the disease is a great advantage in 

 diagnosis. In the inspection of large numbers of 

 horses, it is a great advantage to have two veterinary 

 surgeons working together, one or cither side of the 

 horse, the horses being brought out of the stables and 

 led up one by one, and walked quietly back to their 

 stall. 



3. The men, and those who are in charge of the 

 animals, should be carefully instructed in the rudimentary 

 symptoms of the disease, and they should also be 

 instructed to immediately point out any animal 

 developing swellings, nodules, wounds, or sores, no 

 matter how trifling they appear to be, or from what 

 they have been due. 



4. The use of sponges, both for grooming 

 purposes, and for dressing wounds, etc., in a hospital 

 should be discontinued, as also should the small rubbers 

 used in India, especially for wiping horses' noses and 

 eyes. 



5. All animals recognized as affected with the 

 disease should be immediately isolated for treatment, 

 or destroyed and cremated, as the case may be. All 

 suspicious animals should be isolated separately from 

 the others until such time as may be required to 

 accurately diagnose whether they are free from disease 

 or not, and then treated accordingly. 



