48 RKVIEW—GLANDERS IN THE HUMAN BEING. 
In 1821, a horse belonging to the Badsworth hunt, in York¬ 
shire, died of glanders. One of the helpers in the kennel had 
orders to cut up the carcass. In accomplishing this he accident¬ 
ally wounded himself in the hand. A few days afterwards he be¬ 
came ill, and exhibited all the symptoms which attend the com¬ 
mencement of glanders in the horse. He daily became worse 
and worse, and at length died in a delirious state, but of confirm¬ 
ed glanders. This case, however, did not make much impression, 
for no symptoms, no post-mortem appearances are stated ; the 
opinion of no veterinary surgeon is given, and the account although 
so far authenticated as to bear the signature of a medical man, 
was extracted from a newspaper. 
The next case, in order of time, was that of an exceedingly pro¬ 
mising veterinary student. It shall be stated somewhat at length, 
for it has not yet appeared before the public in its true light. It 
was that of Mr. William Turner, a younger brother of those ex¬ 
cellent practitioners and contributors to veterinary science, 
Messrs. James and Thomas Turner. Various conversations 
with the former of these gentlemen had put the reviewer in pos¬ 
session of the real facts of the case, and had led him to adopt, to 
almost their fullest extent, the opinions of both of them, and 
particularly of Mr. James Turner, with regard to several singular 
and interesting circumstances. He has since communicated 
with Mr. Turner, and the sentiments of that gentleman are un¬ 
changed with regard to the main facts, their nature, and their 
connexion. 
In the begining of 1821, various experiments were instituted 
at the Veterinary College with regard to the contagiousness of 
glanders and other diseases. An ass was inoculated with the 
matter of strangles^ taken from a four-year old horse, otherwise 
healthy. The pus was well rubbed on the Schneiderian mem¬ 
brane, and the skin was punctured beneath the jaw. Nothing 
resembling the characteristic tumour of strangles followed, nor 
was there any pustular eruption on any part of the face or throat; 
but a defluxion from the nostril ensued, resembling the extremest 
state of catarrh. There was an immense discharge of purulent 
semi-concrete matter, mechanically obstructing the respiration 
through the nasal and other passages, and producing a laborious, 
stertorous breathing. The animal was threatened with suffoca¬ 
tion every moment. In a few days, however, this degenerated 
into evident glanders, and the animal died. The post-mortem 
appearances left no doubt of the nature of the malady, into which 
th is violent catarrh or ozena had degenerated. 
It so happened, that William Turner prepared the head of this 
ass for the examination of the Professor. It was a mere matter 
