Part third of A series of elementary lectures on the veterinary art : wherein the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the horse, are essayed on the general principles of medical science / by William Percivall.

  • Percivall, William, 1792-1854.
Date:
1826
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    sacrificed for having glanders, are destroyed, the clothes of the man who looked after him should also share the same fate, and even the stable itself, adds Dupuy, be burnt, since boiling water is said not to annihilate the poison, and the lime which is spread over the sur- face of the stall, soon falls or breaks off' again : this would have been reasonable enough at the time that ViTET counselled all the sovereigns in Europe to have slaughtered on the same day every glandered and sus- picious subject in their respective dominions, in order to exterminate the disease altogether. In closing this part of his subject, M. Dupuy observes—What I have just related is the bare truth, resulting from ob- servation and experience, the two principal tests we possess for proving these points with accuracy and pre- cision. I trust I have submitted my evidence with all possible circumspection ; I declare that I have consi- dered the subject medically, and not in accordance with the views of the administrative police. It has been my wish to combat with prejudices. It will be seen that my object has been utility. Have I fulfilled this object without intentional offence to any person whatever ? The reader is to decide ; and I trust that the essay will meet with his indulgence. General Observations relative to Glanders. From my own experience and that of some of my colleagues, it would appear that glanders is rare in very cold countries, and absolutely unknown in hot climates. From and throughout Poland to about the middle of France, glanders is frequently seen ; it is not commom on the other side of the Pyrenees; it is unknown in Africa. M. Vuillaume, my colleague and friend.