3i^ ON GLANDERS. 



of our modern writers ; oF which any profef- 

 fional man may latisfy himfelf, by turning to 

 Gibfon's Firfl Treatife, in one Volume, where 

 ^nape is quoted, lince the work of the latter 

 being fcarce, may not be eafily obtained. 



Bracken w^as undoubtedly in an error to 

 afiert, that the glanders was not infectious ; the 

 Do6lor has furely not invedigated the nature 

 of contagion, with his accuflomed patience and 

 acumen; but his obfervations on the difeafe, in 

 his own Treatife, and his not.es on La Fojfe, 

 whofe memoir on the glanders he tranilated, 

 will be found of great coniequence to thofe w^ho 

 defire information on the fubjeft. 



The Siciir La Fojfe, farrier to the French ; 

 king, about the year 1749 made various ex- 

 periments' upon glandered horfes, but his chief 

 merit was the invention of the method of tre- 

 panning them, in order to throw injeftions im- 

 mediately upon the ulcerated parts; a dif- 

 covery of importance, particularly fince it 

 proved in every inftance to be unattended with 

 the lead harm, or even blemifh to the horfe. 

 Edward Snape, formerly farrier to the prefent 

 king, followed La FoJJe in this pra61ice, as. I 

 have been informed. I embrace this occafion 

 of making the old Do6lor amends for erro- 

 neoufiy killing him with a word, in my Firft 

 Volume, by bringing him again to life in the 

 prefent ; he not only lives, but is at the inftant 



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