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superinduced by the putrid discharge from the abscesses of the 
mare affected with strangles, rubbing on the neck and back of the 
colt, so as to poison with the malignant virus flowing from the 
submaxilliary abscesses ? One other point is, that the mare recov¬ 
ered from her complaint, and it left no bad symptoms in its track; 
also that the other live colts was not affected with either strangles 
or farcy. 
From your long experience with diseases, you will be able to 
solve the problem. I have been rather lengthy, but you will be 
able to glean enough to get my case. 
Your most ob’t serv’t, 
J. B. Galt. 
[It is probable that the colt did not have farcy proper, but a 
complicated form of malignant strangles accompanied by septice¬ 
mic symptoms.— Ed.] 
TWO HUMAN LIVES SACRIFICED ON THE ALTAR OF IGNORANCE. 
George Conaway was taken sick on the 4th of March; symp¬ 
toms strongly simulating catarrhal fewer, followed by copious dis¬ 
charges from the nose, swelling over the frontal sinus of the right 
parotid gland, finally formation of postules and bullse—distributed 
over the whole surface of the body; died March 22d, aged seven¬ 
teen years and a few days. 
Wellington Conaway, father to George, taken sick March 23d. 
Complained of pains in the chest, the swelling of the submaxil¬ 
liary glands, discharge from the nose, formation of pustules, etc.; 
died April‘2d. 
Presumably the father took the disease from the son, having 
been in constant attendance on him during his sickness. Four 
physicians examined each case when the pustules began to appear, 
and diagnosed it malignant erysipelas. On the 1st of April five 
physicians met in consultation, and then agreed to call it “ equinia.” 
I notified one of the physicians on the 13th of March (two 
days after the boy was taken sick), of the existence of glanders 
among Mr. Conaway’s horses, putting him on his guard in refer¬ 
ence to the probable ailment of the son. 
