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to the nostrils, which, by reason of the horse's breath- 

 ing through them alone, must be inhaled, and this 

 causes him to snee?e out any matter which may be ac- 

 cumulated there. His nostrils are then carefully sponged, 

 and the tow (through which he can breathe) is thrust 

 up, and the plugging business is complete. 



Glanders is a most malignant and highly contagious 

 disease, so much so, that the law of our land justifies 

 the destruction of a glandered horse wherever he may 

 be found. The disease is caused by a repetition of colds 

 upon colds, and by confinement in close, badly- drained, 

 and ill-ventilated stables. It discloses itself by a con- 

 stant discharge of a greenish yellow colour, and of a 

 sticky glutinous nature, from the left nostril, a swelling 

 of the glands beneath the lower jaw, and unnatural red- 

 ness and inflamed appearance inside the nostrils. To 

 the practised eye, an uneasiness about the horse's head 

 will be perceptible, and certain other symptoms, which 

 although difficult to describe are, nevertheless, a 

 never-failing evidence of the existence of this most 

 dangerous disease, which, when arrived at the stage as 

 above described, admits of no cure. 



The novice who may suspect, but still be uncertain 

 as to the existence of this malady in a horse offered to 

 him for sale, may set all doubts at rest, by placing in 

 his left hand a quantity of sharp snuff or cayenne, and 

 (if the coper stand by) under the pretext of examining 

 the horse's mouth, as if to ascertain his age, by drawing 

 the nether lip from the horse's incisors with his right 



