I04 ABC OF THE HORSE 



whichwith any of the mucous membranes 

 is sufficient to give rise to the disease. 

 Hence it is advisable, when examining 

 a suspected horse, to be very careful 

 to avoid the possibility of his sneezing 

 • or coughing in one's face, which we may 

 do by using the special face-guards that 

 are manufactured by veterinary instru- 

 ment makers for the protection of 

 persons examining glandered horses. 

 Bab^s has proved that the glanders 

 bacillus may penetrate into the skin, 

 without the aid of any existing wound, 

 by gaining entrance into some of the 

 hair follicles, where it will multiply, 

 cause ulceration of the skin, and thus 



