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velops in spring. This observation applies certainly to much of 
the territory considered, but not so evidently as Dr. Butler had 
observed since in the more southerly states just considered the 
entire winter may be and not infrequently is, almost throughout 
very like the spring of Minnesota. Hence often the winter 
season is the period for greatest development in these lo¬ 
calities, while a dry summer with abundant food may operate 
favorably. 
In Missouri, Kansas, and Arknansas horses, except in cities, 
are very littled stabled, the climate being milder and no marked 
tendency to humidity, which condition seem to very markedly 
affect the type of glanders, the disease being quite thoroughly 
disseminated, but generally causing no great loss, spreading 
very slowly and attacking but few animals in a band. Dr. T. J. 
Turner, State Veterinarian, Columbia, Mo., observes that while 
widely disseminated the disease is but feebly communicable, and 
assumes almost constantly the mild type in outdoor animals and 
the acute type in those closely stabled. Dr. White, Sedalia, 
Mo., reports the disease almost constantly mild and very feeble 
transmissable. Dr. Dinwiddie, Fayetteville, Ark., reports glan¬ 
ders in mules as generally running a mild, chronic course, in 
direct contradiction to the generally accepted ideas of the dis¬ 
ease in this animal in almost all parts of the world. 
Dr. Mayo, Manhattan, Kans., notes that the nasal dis¬ 
charge in glanders is less in his region, he thinks owing to 
a dryer atmosphere, than observed in more northerly and east¬ 
ern states. 
Dr. G. A. Johnson, Sioux City, la., has observed the disease 
almost wholly in the chronic form, but notes no recoveries. Dr. 
W. B. Niles, Ames, la., has noted the disease in the mild form, 
and during dry seasons has noted apparent recoveries, leading 
him to believe that under favorable conditions spontaneous 
recovery is quite possible. 
In the South Atlantic and eastern Gulf States we meet with a 
warmer and more humid climate, solipeds generally are of less 
