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nasal gleet was the sequela. The animal not being of’ much 
value, very little notice was taken of him. 
A bay gelding, well bred and in good condition, the pro- 
perty of the same gentleman, was attacked with what was 
supposed to be strangles. In a few days, I found the nasal 
membrane full of ulcers, and all other symptoms confirmed 
my opinion as to the disease being glanders. My advice to 
the owner was to have the horse destroyed immediately, and 
to take steps to prevent the malady spreading. All my 
instructions were carried into effect with promptitude. The 
horse was destroyed, and examined afterwards. A w T orse 
case I never beheld. The whole of the Schneiderian mem- 
brane was diseased, as well as the sinuses, both frontal and 
maxillary. After the inquiries were naturally made as to 
the origin of the disease, I at once pointed to the pony, as 
the only solution to the question. The symptoms of the 
pony were certainly not such as to warrant me in stating he 
was glandered ; but, at the same time, I considered it a sus- 
picious case. 1 suggested the propriety, and, indeed, the 
necessity, of inoculating an ass with some of the matter taken 
from the pony. A young two-year- old healthy ass was pur- 
chased, and operated on. The ears and nose were the parts 
rubbed with the suspected matter. This was on the 6th of 
March, 1855. The ass was placed in a loose box, and fed 
liberally with oats, carrots, bran, and hay. 
On the 12th of the same month, 1 called to see him, and 
found both farcy and glanders present. From this date to 
the 19 th, he grew rapidly worse, when he died; this being 
thirteen days from the date of the inoculation to the time of 
death. I examined the ass after death, and the post-mortem 
appearances in the nostrils and head were similar to those of 
the bay horse before spoken of. The affair to me seemed as 
clear as possible, and I advised that the pony in question 
should be despatched without delay. The owner not liking 
to have him destroyed, presented him to a man in the 
country, who is famed for his knowledge of the healing art 
in general ; but more especially the veterinary art. This 
ee knowing one ” patched him up, said he was cured, and 
sold him to a butter-merchant on the quay, where he was 
employed drawing a float to the steamers, the owner not be- 
lieving the pony was in any way diseased, except that of 
having sometimes a running at the nose, which was considered 
“ nothing/* Both the second and third possessor were aware 
of the experiment which had been made with the ass. That, 
however, they took no account of at all. They would not 
believe that the pony, which was in such fair condition, did his 
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