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by the farmer himself. We shall, therefore, not only de 

 scribe the disease, as it has come under our own observation, 

 as accurately as possible, but shall not hesitate to avail our- 

 selves of the experience of others, to the end that the reader, 

 b}' having all the light which the best writers have been able 

 to cast upon the subject, may be so full}'- informed as to be 

 enabled to detect the disease in every form, and to guard 

 against it in every possible manner. 



There are three stages of glanders, as manifested in the 

 discharge from the nostrils. In the first of these, the dis- 

 charge 80 much resembles that which attends other nasal 

 aftections, and even the healthy secretions which moisten 

 the eyes, that the disease is not recognized, but passes on to 

 the second, and perhaps even the third stage, before the 

 owner awakens to a realization of the dreadful enemy which 

 confronts him. 



Two peculiarities distinguish the first stage as glanders. 

 The first is, that the discharges are of a more sticky char- 

 acter than any others ; the second is, that the discharge, in 

 nearly all cases, is confined to one nostril, and that the left. 

 Why this is so has never been satisfactorily explained. We 

 only know the fact. Occasionally, however, the right nos- 

 tril is the one affected, but rarely both nostrils at the outset. 



A thickening and increased flow characterizes the dis- 

 charge in the second stage. Its consistence becomes more 

 mucous and sticky, and its color changes from an almost 

 transparent clearness to a whitish tinge, bordering upon yel- 

 low. In many cases it drips from the nose in long, stringy 

 clots. The membrane of the nose shows a pallid or leaden 

 hue, and ulcers sometimes make their appearance high up 

 in the nostril. 



The third and last stage is usually slow in its develop- 

 ment, and, from the concurrent testimony of all reputable 

 authorities, must be regarded as incurable. In this, the dis- 

 charges are greatly thickened, its mucous consistency and 

 stickiness proportionately increased, its color considerably 

 darker and yellower, and frequently it is flecked with blood. 



