464 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



any on the person, as, should there be the least abrasion of the skin, 

 it would inoculate the system.. 



It is proper in this connection to state that glanders may be de- 

 veloped in consequence of being kept in low, damp, badly ventilated 

 stables, when debilitated by hard work and insufficient nourishment ; 

 also as a sequel of weakening complaints, such as neglected or im- 

 properly treated strangles, influenza, etc. 



When glanders is known to have existed in a stable, or is se- 

 riously suspected, it is advisable to thoroughly cleanse the manger, 

 etc., so as to prevent the possibility of contagion. The most careful 

 experiments have proved that glanders can only be communicated 

 by the virus ; and though it may be dried and lay for even a year, 

 it has still sufficient vitality to impregnate with the disease. It has 

 been supposed that the only way to get rid of it would be to tear 

 down the stable and build it anew — an old veterinarian of much ex- 

 perience so stated to the author as his opinion. 



But the following precautions are now regarded to be entirely 

 sufficient : The manger, rack, or whatever there has been within the 

 reach of the horse, upon which matter could be thrown or could 

 touch, — and this will include partitions and every part or object in 

 the vicinity, — should be scraped, and scoured with soap and water, 

 and then thoroughly washed with a solution of chloride of lime, about 

 a pint of the chloride to a pailful of water ; the. walls should be 

 whitewashed; thcpails newly painted, and the iron work exposed 

 to a red heat ; the halters, clothing, etc., used upon the case should 

 be burned. The only means of preventing the disease is to keep 

 the stable cool and well ventilated. Hot, close, and badly ventilated 

 stables, it is claimed by all authors, are strong causes of the disease. 



There are many jockeys who make it a business to trade for 

 horses of this character, fix them up by cleansing the nostrils, etc., 

 and trade them off. ' As before stated, during the early stage it can 

 only be detected by slight running from the nose. Such villainous 

 practice cannot be too severely condemned as a crime, which should 

 be promptly punished to the extent of the law. 



Chronic Cough 



is often a sequel of sore throat (laryngitis), as also of distemper 

 (strangles), and is a disease from which, when once fairly estab- 

 lished, complete recovery seldom occurs. It consists of a chronic 

 inflammation of the many glands imbedded within the lining mem- 

 brane of the larynx, causing an irritation of that highly sensitive 

 organ. The cough is easily excited by pressure externally, and is 



