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GLANDERS AN1) FARCY. 
The animal was an aged one, and had long been known 
to be suffering from thoracic disease. 
Mr. Taylor says in his communication, “ I have sent you 
a specimen of cancer of the liver and spleen of a pig, which 
may probably prove interesting. The animal, which belonged 
to a friend of mine, was killed yesterday, March 11th, being, 
as was believed, in a perfectly healthy condition. It was fat, 
and weighed 8 stone — 14 lbs. per stone. The attention of the 
butcher was drawn to the morbid state of the liver and spleen, 
and these organs were consequently sent to me for examination. 
“ The spleen, as you will observe, is the most diseased, 
being studded with nodules of the size of a hazel nut, to the 
extent of about sixty in number. The liver is dotted through- 
out with white specks, mostly about the size of millet seeds. 
They are visible on the external surface, as well as in the 
substance of the organ. 
“ The nodules on the spleen are hard to the touch. They 
apparently contain bone earth, as they feel gritty and cut 
with a grating sound, especially in their central parts. 
This gritty matter will be found to effervesce on the addi- 
tion of nitric acid.” 
The microscopic examination, which was made by my 
friend Dr. Ferrier and myself, revealed the existence of 
numerous pissiform and spherical-shaped cells, with well- 
developed nuclei, many of which were greatly enlarged. The 
appearances altogether were characteristic of cancer. 
[Both the tumours on the spleen and the diffused matter 
in the liver had the same histological characters. Much fibrous 
material was found to be mixed with nucleated cells. The cells 
were chiefly circular, but others had an irregular outline. 
No true caudate cells were, however, to be detected. The 
general character of the deposits, as well as their microscopic 
appearance, would lead to the inference that they were 
scrofulous rather than true cancerous, in the ordinary 
acceptance of these terms. — Eds.] 
GLANDERS AND FARCY. 
Four or five months ago we called attention to these 
diseases, and stated that numerous cases were known to be 
existing among the horses in several large establishments in 
the metropolis, as well as elsewhere. Since then our apprehen- 
sion of the spread of these loathsome maladies has been fully 
realised, and at the present time glanders is more rife than 
