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the animal is exposed to hardships. He cited an instance of 
an animal that was supposed to have recovered, and that 
changed hands a great many times and finally alter a lapse of 
five years died from acute glanders ; he and a brother practi¬ 
tioner visited the different places where the animal had been 
kept, and they found that said case was the cause of seven¬ 
teen deaths among horses. 
The Secretary said that although he was unwilling at 
the present time to say that glanders could be cured, he was 
of the opinion that the few cases that would succumb to treat¬ 
ment would not compensate for the risk run in letting these 
so-called cases of spontaneous recovery run at large. He 
believed these cases to be more dangerous to a community 
than cases which showed more aggravated symptoms, as 
they would be less liable to cause suspicion. He cited a 
number of cases to show that these cases were very danger¬ 
ous to any community. He said this was a matter which 
would be advisable to keep from the public, as there was a 
great many people who would take advantage of the knowl¬ 
edge of the fact that horses affected with glanders may re¬ 
cover and make it very unpleasant for those whose duty it 
was to condemn and destroy these cases. 
Dr. Maclay said the time was come to have some one 
appointed to look after these matters, this person to be paid 
a salary sufficiently large so he could afford to do his duty. 
It was impossible for us to do our duty the way these mat¬ 
ters are arranged at the present time. In support of this 
statement he cited an instance. Supposing a member of this 
Association in passing down the street sees a horse affected 
with glanders tied to a hitching-post; his duty as a man and 
citizen in that case would be to have the owner of this animal 
arrested ;• but what would be the consequence? He would 
lose the custom and friendship of that man and all his friends. 
The time is come to appoint one who could afford to make 
enemies in such cases. 
The essayist said he did not want to advance the theory 
that glanders was curable, but he mentioned these cases in 
order to provoke a discussion. 
