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The last case of glanders brought to ray notice was at Fort 
Leavenworth, on the 27th of February, 1882, in a horse belong¬ 
ing to Troop M, 8th Cavalry. He had been sick for several days 
and had acute glanders with lung complications. Since then I 
have inspected all the animals belonging to the cavalry troops 
and battery of artillery at the post, but without finding any other 
cases of the disease. 
The quartermaster’s animals were inspected by a wagon- 
master! Comments are not necessary. 
To conclude, the interesting question now is: How many 
other posts in the United States are infected? Forts Leaven¬ 
worth, Hays and Reno, and the camp at Snake Liver, all of this 
department, have had cases within the past thirty days. Of the 
condition of other parts we have no positive knowledge; but is it 
not more than possible that some of them are infected ? To my 
knowledge, three troops of the 9th Cavalry were recently infected. 
Is it not reasonable to infer that an inspection of all the other 
troops of this regiment which have been serving in the same dis¬ 
trict, would, to say the least, be a judicious procedure ? I do not 
mean to say that the inspections should be made by a young post 
quartermaster who has no knowledge of animal diseases and who 
would report, “ Ho signs of glanders here ; horses are all in good 
condition ;” but by one whose opinion would be reliable authority 
in the matter. Veterinary science awaits the opportunity to give 
to the public animals that protection against disease which can 
come from no other source. The prospects for some radical 
changes in this regard are not without hope. 
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., March 16,1882. 
EDITORIAL 
OUR SIXTH VOLUME. 
Our labors in the editorial department of the last volume of 
the Review have been amply rewarded by the manner in which the 
profession has received and appreciated them. One gratifying 
evidence of this has been the constantly increased circulation, 
which has been such as to necessitate the issue of second editions 
