THREE CONSECUTIVE RECOVERIES FROM GLANDERS. 
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The mallein used for above experiments was furnished by 
the Bureau of Animal Industry. Nos. 6 and 7 were animals of 
about 900 lbs. weight, while Nos. 8 and 9 were of about 1200 
lbs. weight, hence, 0.75 c. c. mallein for Nos. 6 and 7 equals 
I c. c. for Nos. 8 and 9, which is the average dose advised. 
There is no positive evidence to show that the use of mallein 
exerted any curative effect in either of these animals, although 
various experimenters have concluded that it is capable of exert¬ 
ing a favorable influence upon the disease. It shows, however, 
that repeated use of mallein on an affected animal is at least not 
injurious. As stated in Bui. 4, the disease shows a stong ten¬ 
dency to spontaneous recovery in Montana if the animal be well 
kept, and not confined in stables except in very inclement 
weather. 
The disappearance of the disease on the infected farm after 
killing some of the affected and isolating the others shows, too, 
that if due care is taken it is not extremely difficult to eradicate 
with the means at our command. By many laymen and even 
some veterinarians this affection is termed “ catarrh ” and ascribed 
to “ taking cold,” but once the diseased are isolated the healthy 
animals cease to “ take cold.” The time required in which recov¬ 
ery from glanders may take place, the uncertainty of its taking 
place, the difficulty of knowing if an affected animal has really 
or only apparently recovered, the danger through accident to 
other animals or to man all militate strongly against any treat¬ 
ment yet proposed and renders it impracticable, unsafe and only 
admissible as yet under peculiarly favorable surroundings as an 
interesting and valuable experiment, and generally leaves the 
summary destruction of all affected animals the sole efficient 
means for its control or eradication. 
Tennessee’s State Veterinarian receives the munifi¬ 
cent sum of $50 per month, although the Board of Health, to 
which he is subservient, was voted $2500 for a veterinary de¬ 
partment. It would have been better to have left it as it w as 
3. position purely honorary. 
