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who owned the farcied pony, was the subject of 

 the second lamentable case, which is considered 

 one of infection; and the infection is supposed 

 to have been conveyed by the fetid breath of the 

 animal, while the poor man was in the act of 

 giving some mucilage of linseed to the pony a 

 few hours before his death. A few hours after 

 the death of the pony, Dick complained of being 

 unwell, and of having pain in his knee. At first 

 the pain was regarded as rheumatism, but ulti- 

 mately proved to be that of farcy, as that disease 

 showed itself in its true character and virulence, 

 which ended the suflPering patient's life on the 

 twenty-second day after he had inhaled the fetid 

 breath of the animal. — Vet. 1846. 



" Within the last quarter two veterinary sur 

 geons — one residing in Walworth, and the othei 

 in Wolverhampton — are reported as having died 

 from inoculation of glanders. This terrible dis- 

 ease is not often seen in Scotland, but very fre- 

 quently in England, and still more so in Ireland. 

 From the latter circumstance, the malady is often 

 found to be imported about the west coast of 

 Scotland. London has always been renowned 

 for the prevalence of glanders among omnibus, 

 cab, and other horses. A very strict supervision 

 is maintained, and all glandered horses are des- 

 troyed when discovered; but nevertheless, we 

 can state on good authority that the omnibus 

 horses of London have suffered very severely 

 from this disease, and d« so still. The partial 

 measures adopted by companies are not sufficient 



