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DISEASES OF THE GLANDS. . 133 



As has been already stated, glanders is a foreign rather 

 than an American disease. Where one case occurs in the 

 United States, there are, at least, two or three in England 

 and France. In fact, our continent has never been devas- 

 tated by contagious affections, among either man or beast, 

 to the same extent as the Old World. Opportunities for in- 

 vestigating this disease, and tracing out its history and vari- 

 ous developments, have been much more abundant in Europe 

 than in this country. 



In this connection, we must acknowledge our indebted- 

 ness to Mr. Youatt's excellent treatise upon the English 

 horse. For the benefit of the reader, we introduce the fol- 

 lowing extract from that deservedly-esteemed work, and are 

 satisfied that, notwithstanding its great length, occasional 

 inaccuracies, and despairing conclusions, he will fully appre- 

 ciate the fidelity and research which it displays. Its descrip- 

 tions give it great value : 



" The earliest symptom of glanders is an increased dis- 

 charge from the nostril, small in quantity, constantly flowing, 

 of an aqueous character, and a little mucus mingling with it. 



" The discharge of glanders is not sticky when it may be 

 first recognized. It is an aqueous or mucous, but small and 

 constant discharge^ and is thus distinguished from catarrh, 

 or nasal gleet, or any other defluxion from the nostril. It 

 should be impressed on the mind of every horseman that 

 this small and constant defluxion, overlooked by the groom 

 and by the owner, and too often by the veterinary surgeon, 

 is a most suspicious circumstance. 



" If a horse is in the highest condition, yet has this small 

 constant aqueous discharge, and especially from one nostril, 

 no time should be lost in separating him from his compan- 

 ions. IsTo harm will be done by this, although the defluxion 

 should not ultimately betray lurking mischief of a worse 

 character. 



" The peculiar viscidity and gluiness, which is generally sup- 

 posed to distinguish the discharge of glanders from all other 

 mucous and prevalent secretions, belongs to the second stage 



