114 PAUL pry’s reminiscences. 
trifling are sometimes the outward features of these recollec¬ 
tions, that they may be forgotten by ourselves, until some as 
insignificant passing event touching the same string in our 
hearts, that former bright spot suddenly shines forth to our 
mind’s eye in all its original scenery. 
A veterinary friend of mine informed me last week, that he 
had discovered a remedy for glanders, the vexata questio of the 
veterinary science. And what do you suppose was this boasted 
specific, that was, at one fell swoop, to overturn the labours of 
Mr. Vines, and annihilate the blue drinks of the Assistant Pro¬ 
fessor Sewell for ever ? Why, barytes! I had not heard this 
mineral mentioned for a long time, but it at once brought to my 
recollection a discussion which occurred at the London Veteri¬ 
nary Medical Society, on the properties of this medicine as a 
remedy for glanders. But, quorum Jicxc^^ 
I have been led to make these remarks by way of introduc¬ 
tion to the following scene, which occurred at the Veterinary 
College, in one of the evening discussions. A paper was read 
by Mr. W. Percivall, one of the present editors of The Veteri¬ 
narian, on this subject. Several veterinary practitioners were 
present, as much useful information on the nature and treatment 
of this disease was expected to be developed that evening. Mr. 
Sewell was the President. The author of the paper stated on 
the outset, that out of a number of cases of glanders, between 
twenty and thirty, which fell under his notice, he had had the 
good fortune to cure several of them by the administration of 
barytes. He was actuated, he said, by no other motive in 
bringing these cases before the society, than that they might be 
known to the brethren of the science, who, by repeating the 
experiments, might arrive at the truth. His paper contained 
thirteen cases of glanders, in five or six of which he had suc¬ 
ceeded in effecting cures. A desultory conversation at first oc¬ 
curred, between Mr. Sewell and Mr. Percivall, on the compara¬ 
tive merits of the muriate of barytes and the sulphate of copper; 
and it was very evident to the pupils that the worthy Assistant 
Professor was not a little jealous of the effect that Mr. Perci- 
vall’s paper might produce. It w’as, in fact, sulphate of copper 
versus barytes.—The following speech will perhaps convey a 
tolerable idea of Mr. Sewell’s opinion on glanders:—I have, 
gentlemen,” he said (looking at the table, and playing with his 
pencil-case), as you all very well know, paid particular atten¬ 
tion to the nature of glanders. It has hitherto been supposed 
that this troublesome disease originated in the sinuses of the 
head ; but I have proved, as plainly as any thing can be proved, 
tliat the lungs are the seat and origin of glanders, whilst the 
