, 1872-12-25

the horse on which he made his experimenst
had the Chambers already in its occult stage
Splnola and Guanther hare made more injec.
tions with matter into veins Of horses than any
body else, and none of them ever succeeded in
producing thereby B. single case of Chambers,
but always liberation in the lungs
IN consequence Of thrombosis. In my practice
have had an opportunity to observe a great
many cases Of Gianders. but have not seen
case yet where IN infection could not be proved,
where spontaneous development could be
proved, or where en- infection could not have
taken place. Ono thing is certain, even if we
Development, that is, that, in 100 cases Of Clan
ders, at least 90 arc caused BY infection. Before
the evil was in or country,-at least SO am
Informed by men who had an opportunity to
know,-G1anders was an almost unknown disease
in the West; and at present if We take the
trouble of making thorough Investigations,
almost every cas5 can be traced back to con-
demned army horses.
The advocates Of spontaneous development
distinguish an idiopathic and q deuteropathic
Glanders. They accuse, as cause of tho former,
bad and rotton food, damp, dirty, md badly
ventilated stables, hard work, exposure to the
lnclemencies of the weather, repeated taking
cold, poor care, continued wet and cold weather,
etc. AS to the secondary or dcuteropathic
Chambers, the primary diseases from which, it is
thought, Climbers is able to develop. are con-
sidered or beloved to bo some dyscratic dis
eases, such as typhoid fevers, influenza diabetes,
aA0 al4A4 N4oGtlGEb Ill hu1Gu uGfE4OP
their further course q dyscrasy, for instance,
lnveterated mango with an extensive degenera-
ton Of the skin, extensive u1cerous dcstruc-
tons 1rti1age stules, caries, u1cerations, etc.
Still, think it is IN idle task to repeat all the
different theories how Chambers is supposed to
bo developed from such primary diseases; for,
even it re admit the possibility, one thing is 8
fact, that is, that there never will be much
danger that the horse will get the Chambers ia
long as an infection is prevented It seems to
Far hot
common strangles, OF distemper, under certain
circumstances can terminate in Glanders; but
this is erroneous, for distemper not only is e.
disease entirely different from Chambers, but it
also is not and never has been, the source Of the
same, unless ne mistake the first stage Of Clan
ders for dlstemper- There occur, however, cir
tain cases in which it has the appearance that
Chambers is developed from another disease, that
IS, where Chambers is existing, but is yet in the
stage Of incubation or in its occult stage, and
where, at the same time, another disease makes
its appearance, which has the effect of bringing
the Chambers to plain outbreak, for, in such a
case, Chambers may appear to be consequence
Of that diseaso. Further, there is no doubt that
complication with another disease, and also
such injurious influences as are able to cause
sickness or to weaken the constitution, are able
to bring occult Chambers to an outbreak, and to
change slow and chronic course of the dis
ease to an acute and more violent one.
SPORES FOUND IN CHAMBERS.
Whether those numerous mlcrococcue cells and
mycothrix threads in the blood, lymph, and in
the discharges from the nose, and in the matter
Of the Chambers and Farcy ulcers, are the cause
OF the morbid process, and constitute the agency
which communicates the disease,-that is, the
contagion; or whether the came are merely ac-
cldenta1, as come authors Eeem to be inclined to
suppose, will not decide, for that has to be left
to further Investigations. Will, however, men
tion that if theae micrococcus cells and myco-
thrix threads constitute the contagious principle,
and, consequently, the cause Of the disease, the
properties Of the contagion, tho period Of incu-
baton, etc.,-in short, the whole course Of the
diaease,-can find an explanation, while other
wise all these processes and peculiarities remain
wrapt in mystery. Investigations in that field
are carried on with unabated zeal and energy by ]
BY some Of our most scientific men, aud we have |
to await the reault. VETERINARIAN