USING A GLANDERED HORSE IN A PUBLIC VEHICLE. ?'9 
a corn-chandler; and he wished the horse to be examined 
before he purchased him, as he was doubtful of his being 
sound, particularly in his wind. I looked at the animal, and 
was not aware that I had ever seen him before. I then ex¬ 
amined him in the usual way, and wrote Mr. Martin a cer¬ 
tificate, a copy of which appears in Mr. Dollar’s communica¬ 
tion. 
Thinking I had written quite sufficient to deter Mr. Martin 
from purchasing the horse, I did not state in the certificate 
that which I mentioned verbally to the man, before he left 
the College. I asked him—“ Has your master paid for the 
horse?” He replied — “ No, 1 think not, as he wished 
to know if he was sound.” I then said— f, 'Tell vour master 
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not to have anything to do with him, for most likely the 
horse is glanclerecl This message I repeated two or three 
times to the man, and it was heard by those persons who 
were near me at the time. I therefore considered it (as the 
man seemed trustworthy and middle-aged) quite as valuable 
as though I had named it in the certificate. 
I may further add that the horse was old, a decided 
whistler, or what many would call a roarer. His breathing 
was also short, and he had a peculiar cough, strongly indi¬ 
cative of tubercles in his lungs—a condition of these organs 
I have never found to be absent in horses that have been 
destroyed for being glandered. 
With reference to the horse I examined in September, 
1858, sent by the police magistrate, I am of an opinion that, 
if he is now living, he is affected with clironic glanders , and if 
so, it is not impossible that many others may, through him, 
have contracted this fearful disease. Should the horse sent 
on the 14th inst., be the same as seen by me in September, 
1858, and which of course is possible, the opinion then given 
of his being affected with glanders, and ought at once to he de¬ 
stroyed, is supported by my second examination. 
The inexperienced should be very careful in the giving of 
opinions in such cases, and the public should also be put on 
their guard in receiving statements from those who are en¬ 
deavouring to render themselves thus popular : such popu¬ 
larity, however, is sure to be of short duration. 
Messrs. Editors, I am aware that it is unusual for such a 
lengthy communication as this to appear in the pages of 
your journal, as a comment upon the proceedings of others, 
nevertheless I shall feel obliged by your allowing space for 
this letter. 
To the Editors of ‘ The Veterinarianl 
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I am, &c., 
G. Varnell. 
