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lowing the injection of mallein, was a sure indication of gland- 

 ers as revealed by post-mortem. The question, however, con- 

 cerning the necessity of immediate slaughter for purposes of 

 protection, when there are no evidences of lesions on ph3'sical 

 examination, seems to be an open one. This question which 

 pertains to sanitary police rests, until the results of conclusive 

 investigations are recorded, with those entrusted with the pro- 

 tection of animals and men from this disease. However, the 

 results of certain experiments in the use of mallein as a thera- 

 peutic agent, and the fact that certain animals recover when 

 kept in quarantine are very suggestive. Certainly further in- 

 vestigations are needed to determine the safe and equitable dis- 

 position of animals devoid of all symptoms and obvious lesions 

 of glanders, but which give a reaction to the mallein test. 



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