20 MY horse; my loye. 



uncommon, being- frequently taken for blind stag- 

 gers, although the symptoms differ somewhat." 



What diseases are incurable? 



" Physical malformation and glanders. A horse 

 afflicted \vith glanders should be shot more quickly 

 than you would shoot a mad dog. He should be 

 buried deep with plenty of quicklime to cover him. 

 The disease is so infectious that the flies carry it, 

 and with it infection to human beings as well as to 

 other animals. La grippe bears a close resemblance 

 to glanders though in a much milder form, but if a 

 man takes glanders from a horse there is no cure for 

 him." 



Are the symptoms easily recognized? 



'' The symptoms of other diseases not dangerous, 

 are sometimes similar to, and mistaken for, glanders. 

 Only the other day, I was called in great haste, to see 

 seven valuable horses, condemned to be shot by the 

 attending veterinary. As I could not discover the 

 leading signs of glanders, I examined them carefully, 

 and could assure the owner that they had been un- 

 justly condemned." 



He m.ust have been delighted to hear it. 



" The expression of relief on his unhappy face, 

 showed that Hope had entered into his heart. One 

 of the horses had already suffered the sentence of 

 death, so in order to be sure he requested me to make 

 a post-mortem examination. I did so, at once, and 

 finding no yellow spot on the liver, heart, kidneys, 

 or other interior organs, I could assure him, that his 

 fears were groundless, and that his horses could be 

 cured. " 



