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DADD'S VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY. 



ton — are reported as having died from inoculation of glanders. 

 This terrible disease 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 rather renowned 

 for the prevalence of glanders among omnibus, cab> and other 



motion or a hoese's head showing ulceration of the SCHNEIDEEIAN MEMBRANE, WKIOB 



CONSTITUTES THE DIAGNOSTIC SYMPTOM OF GLANDERS. 



Explanation. — On contrasting the above picture with the one on the opposite page, the- 

 reader will perceive, in the above, a number of dark spots on the lining membrane of the 

 nose (schneiderian), showing the chancreous ulcerations which constitute the diagnostic 

 symptoms of glanders. 



1. The cerebrum, or anterior portion of the brain. 



2. The cerebellum, or posterior portion of the brain. 

 8. The spinal cord. 



4. Shows a section of the cervical vertebrae, or bones of the neck. 



5. The oesophagus. 

 8. The windpipe. 

 7. The tongue. 



». Section of the occipital bone. 



10. The schneiderian membrane. 



11. A muscle known as the sterno maxillarius. It is located beneath the neck, and '» in- 

 serted into the angle of the lower jaw and the front part of the breast bone. Its actior. is to 

 •id in closing the mouth and drawing the head downward toward the breast; one muscle »c«- 

 tng draws the head to one side. 



12. The frontal sinuses. 



13. Section of the anterior portion of the upper jaw. 



14. The hard palate. 



16. The strong ligament of the spine known as the ligamentum eufflavium. 

 16. Section of the inferior portion of the cervical vertebrae 



lorses. A very strict supervision is maintained, and all glandered 

 Worses are destroyed when discovered; but nevertheless we can 

 state, on good authority, that the omnibus horses of London have 

 suffered very severely from this disease, and io so still. The pap- 



