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or are subjected to inclement weather and bad surroundings. Dr. 
Klench ends by saying that he “ never considered such horses as 
cured of glanders, when no more of the disease could be discovered 
externally ; for the germ of the disease is still existing in the body, 
in the blood, and is liable to burst out again under the effect of a 
cold chill, or a fever from any cause, traumatic or not traumatic.” 
This sentence and the precise resume of his elements for making a 
diagnosis, are lines which every reader should underscore; but 
yet it seems to me that the article might tempt some of your 
readers to undertake a treatment of glanders or farcy, which 
could benefit the owner of the patient by the gain of a little ad¬ 
ditional work, while it would expose him and his neighbors to the 
constant danger of having their other valuable animals con¬ 
taminated. Each veterinarian who assumes the treatment of a case 
of glanders, which is in the possession of another, only contributes 
to confirm the opposition of the laity against any attempt toward 
the establishment of good American laws of sanitary police. 
While Dr. Klench’s article is still fresh in the minds of your 
readers, it may be of interest to add a sketch of the laws con¬ 
cerning glanders and farcy, which are now in force in some of the 
European countries. The German Royal Cattle Disease Law, of 
June 23d, 1880, prescribes: 
§ 40. As soon as a case of glanders is discovered, the police 
must order the killing of the animal. 
§ 41. Suspected animals must be separated and placed under 
police surveillance, with such limitation or prohibition of the 
commerce or use of the animal as may be required by the nature 
of the case. 
§ 42. The police must order the slaughter of suspected animals, 
“ When the official veterinarian considers that the symptoms 
render an outbreak of glanders probable, 
“ When without it, it would be difficult to prevent the exten¬ 
sion of the disease, 
“ When the proprietor demands it, and the prompt suppres¬ 
sion of the disease is required for the public good.” 
§ 43. The bodies of glandered horses, which have died or 
been killed, must be immediately removed with care. The 
skinning of them is prohibited. 
