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been to prevent, so far as human precautions could prevent any¬ 
thing, the possible infection of cars, stables, harness, horses and 
mules from these hundred animals. 
The next outbreak of this disease which I saw was at Fort 
Hays, Kans. I was sent there on the 9th of January, 1882, to 
treat some cases of epizootic influenza. 1 found a case of acute 
danders in one of the horses belonging to Troop B., 9th Cavalry. 
An inspection of all the animals at the post being now made, one 
other case was found. Both were destroyed. Being hastily re¬ 
called from this post and sent to Fort Reno, Indian Terr., I re¬ 
commended that the animals at Fort Hays be re-inspected at the 
earliest opportunity. 
At Fort Reno, I found, not “ pink-eye,” but glanders. The 
first horse seen was in good condition, but was discharging a little 
from the right nostril; the discharge was tinged with blood. The 
mucous membrane of that side was covered with ulcers. On the 
21st an inspection for glanders was begun. Four cases were 
found. On the 22d, one case. On the 26th, ten cases. On 
the 30th, nine cases. On the 31st, three. On February 1st, 
four. On the 4th, tivo. On the 13th, one. On the 14th, 
one. All these were public animals, a total of thirty-six, 
and were killed as soon as the disease was developed sufficiently 
to warrant condemnation. Beside these thirty-six killed under 
my direction, one had been killed a few days before my arrival, 
for acute farcy, and one private horse belonging to an officer at 
the post, was killed under directions from me. 
The history of the outbreak offers some interesting features. 
Nearly all the horses killed at Reno had seen service in New 
Mexico, where the troops had been for several years, until trans¬ 
ferred to the Territory in November ’81. With one or two ex¬ 
ceptions, these animals were in fine condition, and presented no 
external evidences of being infected with glanders. The dis¬ 
charge was, in nearly every instance, but a thin watery discharge, 
and this was by no means continuous, generally being most pro¬ 
fuse in the early morning and disappearing toward noon, unless 
the wind was from the north, when it usually lasted all day. 
That the discharge should be limited, except in a few 
