correspondence. 
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f justifiable, and, seeing that it can be so readily utilized and 
>ught into contact with every part of the air-surface of the 
igs by inhalation, unnecessary ; indeed, I am of the opinion that 
ing to its great diffusive and penetrating properties it would 
rmeate a large portion of the parenchymas, as well as the air 
bes and cells of the lungs. 
Like the authors in the report to which you draw attention, I 
ve every reason for believing that glanders is never cured, and 
at in so-called cases of cure the visible local manifestations of 
3 disease are alone overcome, while the deeper (lung especially) 
ions remain, and that it is only a matter of time—the length being 
plated by local circumstances—for the symptoms to again 
velop in the external surface with increased virulence. While 
ying this, however, I must also say, (and this is my main reason 
r writing this letter) that if there is one system more calculated 
an another to cure glanders it is iodization by inhalation , and 
ease which came under my observation last year strongly con- 
med my faith in the curative value of iodine in such cases. 
In September, 1885, I was requested to examine a pony in 
hose near fore leg a peculiar swelling had suddenly presented 
5 elf. On examination I found an inflammatory swelling having 
msual characters involving the cutaneous cellular tissue around 
id above the anterior surface of the nose, and when examining 
is I observed a little adhesive discharge about the pony s nos- 
ils and tumefaction of the sub-maxillary lymphatic glands; on 
recting the owner’s attention to this he said, u Oh ! yes, I know 
>out that, he has had a had cold, and has been in a certain 
iterinary establishment for some time, and discharged cured, or 
id to be cured.” 
I made a searching examination for confirmatory evidence of 
ie suspicion which had crept into my mind that 1 had to deal 
ith a case of glanders, but failed to discover any. I neverthe- 
ss took all necessary precautions and treated the case as one of 
asal gleet—for the first week or two with mineral astringents 
iad tonics—but the discharge becoming more copious I com- 
lenced the use of iodine vapovization —a system of treatment, I 
lay observe, that I seldom or never find to fail in arresting un- 
