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i and its true nature a mystery, we who have to deal with it in 
oui daily practice should not be content until the vail that now 
overshadows it may be removed, and'if possible that we 
might receive part of the credit. 
. Bursattee derives its name from “ Bursat ” meaning rain • 
: it was supposed to be most prevalent during the rainy season 
of the year. It has also been called “ Rain Sores ” for the 
| same reason, but as far as my observation goes, the rainy part 
i of the season has but little to do with the disease, other than 
this ; horses are more subject to injuries then than during dry 
weather; the harness of horses worked through all kinds of 
weather becomes wet, muddy and hard and has a tendency 
to chafe ; or the animal may become leg wearied, causing it to 
interfere, inflicting a wound which in that locality readily ad- 
mits bursattee germs. It seems that the first bursattee sore 
an animal has originates from a simple wound becoming in¬ 
oculated with these germs, or on those animals affected^last 
i year, the old sores have only to be irritated by the harness or 
otherwise, and bursattee sores or ulcers result. I think that 
you will agree with me that while the rainy season of the year 
has its influence indirectly in bringing about these sores, the 
time of the year has more to do with it. Animals suffer from 
these sores only about three months out of twelve. Curious 
j to know the months it is most prevalent, I referred to our 
; books for the past three years, and find we received a few 
cases for medical treatment during the last days of June and 
i that it was only a few of the chronic cases that we received 
after September first, the months of July and August beino- 
the principal months. During these months flies are so num¬ 
erous, the question naturally arises are they the means of 
spreading the disease from animal to animal and from sore 
| to sore ? It is my belief that flies can carry these germs from 
a bursattee sore, and deposit them into a healthy wound, and 
unless removed soon by surgical interference will be there to 
reappear the following season, between June fifteenth and 
September fifteenth, whether it-be a rainy season or a dry one 
just so there is enough irritation produced in any way to cause 
their growth. 
