GLANDERS AND FARCY. 149 
tial measures adopted by companies are not sufficient to eradicate 
it, and the “ glandered night train ” is not altogether a thing of the 
past. The ‘lanzer to human life is so great that we feel happy to 
seize any oppertunity to urge the adoption of the most effectual 
tneasures for the suppression of any practice which tends to pro- 
long the life of the glandered horse. 
SECTION OF A HORSE’S HEAD IN A ITEALTHY CONDITION—ITS ANATOMY. 
Descriprion.—a The lining memorane or vne nose, known as the schneiderian membrane. 
On its surface are seen the vessels which farnish it with arterial blood. 
& The anterior portion of the brain, known as the cerebrum. 
¢ The posterior portion of the brain, Known as the cerebellum. 
a The frontal sinuses. 
e The tongue. 
Ff Showing the velum palate, or soft palate, 
g The back part of the mouth. 
hk The pharynx, or top of the cesophagus. 
i The epiglottis, or cartilage at the root of the tongue. 
i The glottis, or opening intc the windpipe. 
k The esophagus, or gullet. 
1 The trachea, or windpipe. 
m The spinal cord. 
n Junction of the cerebellum with the spinal cord. 
op Showing a section of the cervical vertebrae, or bones of the neck. 
The dotted lines between @ and g, show the direction leading to the trachea and cesophagua, 
A fatal case of glander, reported in the Baltimore “ Herald of 
Reform,” is as follows: Mr. I. P. Burus, a grocer, died a horrible 
death in that city in consequence of poison communicated to his 
system from a horse afflicted with glanders. During the admin- 
istration of wnedicine, Mr. Burus thrust into the animal’s mouth 
his hand, a finger of which had been previously cut, and the flesh 
Jaid open. Through this wound the virus was absorbed, and mor- 
tification supervened. A surgeon was called upon to amputate 
