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foetid, and the glander hard and fixed. To apply 

 this remedy make a bran mash hot, in which is 

 mixed the turpentine; attach this to the horse's 

 head by means of a nose-bag, and in a quarter 

 of an hour renew the heat by means of a pailful 

 of hot water, in which the bag is to be partially 

 immersed ; afterwards cover the body, head, and 

 neck, so as to promote perspiration ; but if it 

 does not come on by these means, cover the body 

 first in a blanket that has been immersed in hot 

 water and wrung out, rub dry, cover up, and 

 repeat the same daily. In all such cases we have 

 given salt in every way the patient could take it, 

 in its food and water, and washed its nose and legs 

 with salt water." With the same view we hear of 

 sulphate of iron being given in the water, the 

 pail being suspended in the stable for the animal 

 to drink at pleasure. I have given the above 

 upon the authority of Mr. Hinde, but we have 

 known it tried without effect. Whether this 

 loathsome and fatal disease has its origin in the 

 deteriorated atmosphere of stables is a problem 

 that has not yet been solved ; there is little doubt, 

 however, that a strong preventative is found in 

 a clean, cool, well-aired stable, and exposing the 

 horse as much as possible to the influence of the 

 atmosphere. The glanders is unknown among 

 the Arabian horses, in South America, and in 

 Circassia, where horses are not confined in stables. 

 As a word of caution to all my readers who may 

 have to buy horses at fairs from dealers of whom 

 they know nothing, it is necessary they should 

 have their eyes open, because, by infamous 



