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THERAPEUTIC NOTES. 
such as fever, enlarged glands, discharge from nostrils, chancres 
in nostrils, or large swollen legs, corded lymphatics, farcy buds, 
etc., simply on account of a reaction after an injection of mallein, 
and there is no law which will compel a man to destroy a horse 
upon a mallein test by itself and without other symptoms. But, 
of course, if the owner is willing, the horse may be killed and 
the danger is thus disposed of. 
Prof. Nocard, of Alfort, France, a scientific authority, says : 
“ Mallein is a very delicate test and will react where there is 
very little pulmonary glanders present, and that a certain num¬ 
ber of horses, if removed from the medium of infection, may re¬ 
cover. Only those which present some clinical signs should be 
destroyed. The others should be isolated or removed from in¬ 
fection and submitted from time to time, every two months, for 
example, to a new test with mallein, and those which, upon two 
succeeding injections with mallein, show no reaction, should be 
considered as definitely cured. These precautions are a safe¬ 
guard to the owners of animals and have been adopted by the 
French Minister of Agriculture.” 
I do not know about being cured, but I know there are some 
horses which, almost a year ago, reacted to mallein, but had no 
clinical symptoms, and the same horses are working to-day and 
are in good condition. Some of these horses gave a reaction of 
from 4 to 6 degrees F. Normal mallein will give a slight re¬ 
action with some of the constitutional diseases and I do not con¬ 
sider the mallein test as infallible. 
Yours respectfully, 
(Signed) E. B. Ackerman, D. V. S., Veterinary Inspector. 
THERAPEUTIC NOTES. 
By H. D. Hanson, D.V.S., New York City. 
In canine practice cases of asthma seem to occur quite fre¬ 
quently. 
For the relief of the asthmatic attacks , the following is worth 
a trial : 
E Ammonii bromidi, 
3 ii 
Ammonii muriati, 
3 iss 
Tincturae lobelias, 
3 Hi 
Spiritus aetheris nitrosi, 
^ i 
Syrupi acaciae, qs. 
§ iv 
Misce. Sig. : One to two drachms every two or three hours, according to the size of 
the dog, etc. 
