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The Secretary asked the essayist if he had ever used 
mallein in these supposed recovered cases. He believed that 
if these cases that had been affected with glanders were sub¬ 
jected to a test with mallein they would develop the disease. 
He cited a number of cases in support of his idea. The 
essayist said he had never used mallein in these cases. Dr. 
McCollum said he believed that the use of mallein was 
invaluable in the diagnosis of glanders, especially in these mild 
cases. 
Dr. Fox mentioned a case of glanders in a human being. 
A man in Monterey County, who refused to destroy some 
horses condemned by him, contracted the disease and died. 
He again examined the stock belonging to this man, and 
found a great number had contracted the disease since his 
former examination. 
The Secretary cited a number of cases in which human 
beings had contracted the disease. He said it was his belief 
that a great many people died from glanders that we never 
hear of because there were so many physicians who would 
not recognize the disease when they saw it. 
Dr. Pierce related a case in which he showed how a 
simple case may spread the disease to a community. He 
said gypsies and horse traders were the means of carrying 
the disease from place to place. 
The President closed the discussion by relating a case of 
a black horse which was brought to his hospital showing a 
very mild case of glanders. He used mallein and sent the 
animal home. Next day he visited the horse and found him 
nearly dead. The owner told him that the animal had 
suffered terribly since he brought him from the hospital, and 
that he had rigors every hour or so. He also mentioned a 
case where he had condemned twenty-one horses on a ranch 
belonging to Mr. D. Murphy. Six months after he again 
examined the stock and found seven cases. After both 
examinations he had the premises thoroughly disinfected. 
The fences, barns, etc., were whitewashed. The disease 
confined itself to the working horses, and the horses running 
in the pasture had escaped the ravages of the disease. The 
