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BURSATIE. 
breeding carried on, which may, perhaps, to some extent, 
account for the frequency of the malady among these 
horses. 
On the 10th of October last I received a note from Mr. 
J. B. W. Skoulding, appertaining to bursatie, of which I beg 
to send a copy. 
“ Saharmpore, N. W. P. 
<c On receipt of the Veterinarian to-day I see a letter of yours 
containing words to the effect that you will discover what 
bursatie really is. I consider that discovery mine; the dis¬ 
ease is ‘ lupus/ as already stated by me, which statement 
is in print. 
Yours sincerely, 
(Signed) J. B. W. Skoulding, V.S.B.H.A. 
cc P.S.—I consider your description of the malady accurate 
and good, as far as the symptoms are concerned. 
“ To It. S. Hart, Esq.” 
I replied to Mr. Skoulding by saying that-— 
I was happy to receive his note relative to bursatie, and, 
as the subject is of interest to the profession, I would take 
an early opportunity of replying to it through the medium of 
the Veterinarian , which, with your kind permission, Mr. 
Editor, I hope to do. 
Not having seen Mr. Skoulding’s printed statement on the 
subject of bursatie, I am at a loss to see in what manner he 
connects “ bursatie” with “ lupus.” I have seen but few 
cases of lupus in man, and certainly I fail to see the relation 
of lupus to " bursatie,” so far as appearances go, and this 
view is confirmed by reference to works on dermatology. 
Mr. Skoulding's P.S. affords evidence that my bursatie is. 
the same as seen by him, so that there can be no mistake in 
that respect. 
Lupus belongs to the order " tubercular,” so does bursatie, 
undoubtedly; but in detail each displays features quite 
opposed to the other, although, primarily, they may fairly 
be classed in one order. Beyond this fact I cannot conceive 
how Mr. Skoulding can call “ bursatie” “ lupus.” The 
order “ tubercular” includes elephantiasis, cancer, keloid, 
frambossia, epithelioma, rodent ulcer, and lupus ; they are all 
more or less alike, and are characterised by the formation of 
tubercles, which subsequently ulcerate; and although this is so, 
yet some dermatologists describe no less than seven diseases 
as belonging to the "tubercular” order, each displaying 
