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through the bovine organism, would free itself of all dangerous 
mixture, as neither syphilis or glanders have as yet been commu¬ 
nicated to animals of that species. One may thus avoid all possi¬ 
bility of danger; it is an easy thing, as cows or calves which are 
good subjects for the cultivation of the virus, can always be readily 
found. 
The liquid obtained, where is it best to apply it i 
We have seen in preceding papers that in the horse the vari¬ 
olous eruption is often confluent near the point of entrance of the 
virus. And we also know that if the pustules are irritated by 
rubbing or by the contact of irritating fluids, they become in¬ 
flamed, suppurate, ulcerate, and are accompanied with suppurating 
lymphangitis, sometimes serious. 
Consequently, to avoid these complications, one must look for 
a region where the action of these irritating causes is to be 
feared as little as possible. The extremity of the head and the 
legs, for these reasons, do not answer. After many trials it has 
seemed to me that the lateral faces of the neck answered the pur¬ 
pose well. On account of its somewhat shallow form and of its 
situation, rubbing is difficult and even impossible if protected by 
craddle. And if the confluence of the pustules takes place, no 
serious condition can follow. I shall therefore until better in¬ 
formed, use that region. 
One will make three or four punctions on each side, about five 
or ten centimeters apart, and placed in line a little above and par¬ 
allel to the superior border of the mastoido-humeralis. In pro¬ 
ceeding thus, I have not seen excessive inflammation nor ulceration 
of the pustules follow. I do not say that they will never take 
place, but if they should, the complication likely to follow would 
never prove fatal. 
Besides the question of the place where the inoculations ought 
to be performed, that of the proper age and most advantageous 
condition of weather ought to be considered. As far as this goes, 
there is no need to take into consideration the idea, so often re¬ 
peated, that gourme could not develop itself properly as a critical 
disease in very young animals. We know now what weight 
should attach to this opinion. From the first, months following 
