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. PROF. LIAUTARD. 
the tracheal mucous membrane, and permitted the escape of their 
contents in that canal, to be expectorated during the acts of 
coughing. At the posterior end of the trachea near the bifur¬ 
cation of the bronchia, this cord presented a much larger cavity, 
with several openings directly in communication with the 
tracheal cavity. 
d'his very unusual lesion of morvo-farcinous diathesis is cer¬ 
tainly very'interesting, and the fact of its presence indicates the 
necessity of its discovery in other forms of the same disease, 
especially in those where pulmonary lesions might be absent. 
Indeed, it is known' that, though the lungs seldom escape 
being the seat of lesions of glanders, it is not rare to meet con¬ 
firmed cases of this disease, which at post-mortem exhibit lungs 
apparently free from the ordinary forms of tubercles of a 
glanderous nature. And this even in cases of acute nature. 
Dr. Nocard again recorded a case of much interest in rela¬ 
tion to this—a post-mortem examination of an animal which had 
been destro^’cd on account of a very acute form of glanders, and 
had extensive ulcerations of the niiicous membrane of the septum 
nasi 5 he had carefullv examined the trachea and the lungs and 
failed to discover any indications of a glanderous nature. In con¬ 
tinuing the autopsy, however, he found in the kidneys new for¬ 
mations of quite large dimensions, and also a similar one in one 
•of the testicles. ‘This, however, contained a small purulent 
collection. The true nature of those renal and testicular lesions 
was demonstrated by inoculations on guinea-pigs and by cul¬ 
tures. They were of glanderous origin. 
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Malleine and Tubercueine. —There is no longer any 
doubt as to the diagnostic value of these tried preparations. 
Their action and their effects upon suspicious animals are now 
too well demonstrated, and even if new discoveries fail to add 
to their value, their respective actions upon individual sus¬ 
picious animals may prove of the utmost importance to the 
daily practitioner. 
This is illustrated by one animal whose post-mortem I will 
