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or broken skin. It is never safe to purchase from a stranger, a 

 horse that has nasal discharge or suspicious sores. Stories of 

 having caught cold or a "little distemper" may usually be sus- 

 pected, under such circumstances. 



Treatment. — It is probable that some cases of glanders recover 

 under favorable conditions without treatment, especially in the 

 Northwest; but the disease is dangerous and we have no means 

 of knowing which cases have a reasonable probability of re- 

 covery, for medical treatment by the use of drugs is not re- 

 liable. For these reasons treatment of glanders is not justified. 

 All cases should be reported to the proper health officers. 



Suggestions. — In many states it is wisely made a punishable 

 offense to water a glandered horse at any public watering place, 

 hitch it to a public rack or post, or place it in a public barn. 



All plain cases should be killed and all exposed horses and 

 mules should be tested with mallein. 



Reactors should usually be killed, whether showing symptoms 

 or not. 



In some states, owners receive state reimbursement for glan- 

 dered horses killed by order of the state. 



