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tagious or epidemic, a horj^e, however slightly 

 affected, should be avoided as a pest-house. 



A man has always, I conceive, a perfect right 

 to mention any anecdote, when it only shows his 

 own folly, ignorance, or presumption ; and as I 

 have stated that glanders recently contracted is 

 sometimes curable, that the reader may place no 

 confidence in a cure so very precarious and rare, 

 I will state what occurred with myself. 



I had a mule that in some way got glandered. 

 I was quite sure of the disease being of very 

 recent date, so I thought I would try my hand in 

 attempting a cure. I put him where he could not 

 come in contact with any living animal, and most 

 patiently worked away at him for two months, 

 injecting the nostrils, and supplying my patient 

 most liberally with Ethiop's mineral every day. 

 The discharge from the nostrils abated very con- 

 siderably, and no blots or ulcers broke out on any 

 part of the animal. When I found he rejected 

 food, I stopped till the nausea went off: I then 

 had at him again. I was silly enough to fancy 

 I should make a cure, and so, for all I know, I 

 might have done ; there was, however, a circum- 

 stance occurred, that unfortunately prevented my 

 coming forth " le huitieme marveille du monde" as 

 a Yet, namely, my mule most ungratefully died. 



Kow I must not permit my medical skill to be 

 laughed at; for, on mentioning how I had treated 



