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logical investigations. Indeed, nought but obscure and un¬ 
satisfactory notions floated about in the minds of veterinarians 
prior to the time of Lafosse. He it was who first ventured any¬ 
thing in the shape of a definite opinion in regard to the pa¬ 
thology or nature of glanders; and it was the apparent success 
which attended his experiments, combined with the distinguished 
reception and reward his “ discoveries 1 ’ met with, that first 
aroused veterinarians to direct their attention to so vital a 
subject. 
Of all others, Dupuy has prosecuted these inquiries with the 
greatest benefit to the veterinarian. He has not only shewn that 
Lafosse and his disciples were quite deluded when they took up 
the notion that glanders was a mere local disease; but lias made 
it pretty manifest to us, that glanders is a disease, in too many 
instances, of such a nature that the constitution itself is under¬ 
mined, and there remains nothing to work upon in order to hold 
out the least physical possibility of a cure. To Dupuy most 
especially it is, that we ow e the disheartening fact, that in the 
advanced stages of the disease, as well might one look for a 
restoration from a confirmed pulmonary consumption in man, as 
expect, from any remedies we may or can employ, a cure for 
glarders. We do not go quite so fiar as Mr. Sewell, who pre¬ 
tends that he can discriminate these hopeless cases in the dark 
by the pulse ; but we admit that they are commonly too truly 
indicated at first sight to admit of the shadow of a doubt. 
After adverting to the different opinions that have been 
framed, and the endless confusion consequent on such difference, 
on the nature and causes of glanders and farcy, Mr. Vines pro¬ 
ceeds to give a general outline of his own ideas on these 
subjects. 
44 All the symptom- of disease which constitute glanders and 
farcy invariably depend upon the unhealthy state of the system 
into which it is reduced or brought, and not, as is generally 
supposed, from a specific poison contained in the blood. When 
the system is brought into an unhealthy, and more or less de¬ 
bilitated state from neglect, or by the improper treatment of 
any disease (such as strangles, catarrh, inflammation of the 
lungs, grease, dropsy, injuries, &c.) and the following symp¬ 
toms occur, they then constitute glanders or farcy. And as 
these symptoms only indicate the unhealthy state of the system 
when they follow such inflammatory diseases, they may be re¬ 
garded as ending in or becoming glanders or farcy/’ 
“ But, nevertheless, there are many instances where the symp¬ 
toms which constitute glanders and farcy take place totally inde¬ 
pendent of common inflammatory and healthy {Query) diseases; 
