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A CURE FOR THE GLANDERS. 
afraid to do that which we desire him to do ! Reason and expe¬ 
rience both equally forbid the practice; and therefore we may 
rest assured that it is erroneous ; and we may add with our cor¬ 
respondent, cruel.We do not pretend to more humanity 
than other people ; we are not disciples of Martinian philan¬ 
thropy ; but we have a silent contempt for the low cunning of 
the stable, and hold that individual at but a small price who 
suffers such to be his guide rather than reflection and experience. 
It is our duty to act mercifully, or at least reasonably, towards 
an animal so noble in kind, so beautiful in form, so useful, 
so agreeable to us ; nay, gratitude demands it; and low indeed 
does that man let himself down in the scale of rational and mer¬ 
ciful beings who disregards the plaintive murmurs and ineffectual 
resistance of the poor beast which chance has thrown into his 
possession. At another time we will enter more into particulars 
concerning the means that appear best adapted for breaking 
horses of shying. 
E. V. 
A CURE FOR THE GLANDERS. 
Mr. Editor ; 
AN event so important not only to the Veterinarian but to the 
inhabitants of every part of the globe where horses exist, will, 
I apprehend, be a sufficient passport to your valuable Journal 
without further apology. 
A Cure for the Glanders!! Yes, Mr. Editor, so Mr. Sewell, the 
Sub-Professor of the Veterinary College, wants to make it ap¬ 
pear ; as, in his Introductory Lecture, he boldly announces that 
devastating and all-devouring disease in horses, to be under 
the controul of his eminent veterinary skill.* Now, Mr. Editor, 
if I could make it out that this was a true bill, I should be one 
of the first to join in a verdict of praise and pride, that so mo¬ 
mentous a discovery should have fallen to the lot of an English¬ 
man ; and if, again, such were true, Mr. Sewelfs name would 
be immortalized ! But, Sir, how does the fact stand ? Why, 
