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glanderous animals, by strong febrile reaction, while healthy 
lorses used as witnesses or tests, showed no elevation of tem¬ 
perature. As we have before reported, Dr. Kolinng died 
rom the inoculation of glanders, while engaged in his experi¬ 
ments. 
These experiments have been quite extensively repeated 
;ince. Professor Nocard recently read before the Societe Cen- 
'rale , a communication relating to his experience with the new 
igent, which ends with a statement of the results obtained by 
aim, as follows: 
1. The subcutaneous injection of malleine in the dose of a 
:ubic centimeter, gives rise, in glanderous horses, to a strong 
sbrile reaction, appearing as early as the eighth hour after the 
pperation, and lasting for several hours following. 
2. If the elevation of temperature exceeds two degrees, it 
pan be affirmed that the animal has glanders —if the tempera¬ 
ture does not vary, or rises less than one degree, the animal 
has no glanders. If the temperature rises between one and 
two degrees, it is not yet possible, in the present condition of 
pur knowledge, to be positive as to whether the animal has 
pr has not glanders ; he must be considered as doubtful, and 
treated accordingly. 
3. In all infected stables, it would be advantageous to sub¬ 
mit all the contaminated animals to the malleine test. A bet¬ 
ter surveillance, a better regulated abatage, and more judicious 
sequestration would follow, and in any case no new victims 
pf the disease would be found. 
The period must certainly soon arrive when all practition¬ 
ers, and especially all State veterinarians, will consider 
malleine one of the most important factors in their diagnosis, 
prognosis and sanitary remedies, in cases of latent and of doubt¬ 
ful glanders. 
New York State Veterinary Medical Society.— 
We have received, as we go to press, the notice of the semi¬ 
annual meeting of this Society, sent to us by the kindness of 
the Secretary, Dr. N. P. Hinkley, V.S. The doctor sends us, 
besides the notice, an urgent appeal addressed to veterinari¬ 
ans in the State, asking them to lay aside all personal and 
