The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-31
SPECIAL NOTICES.

ITO WHOM 1T NAY CoSCERN-THfS Is TO
l. certify that al Seattle, Wash On the 18th of
May. 1850, examined horses, supposed 70 he
in Ar. conoyer's stable until recently; aud
upon the complaint of certain parties the city
authorities qaarautined al the horses in said
Mr. Conoyers barn. which proceeding would
seem TO be totally unnecessary, rs well as being
ruinous 20 the business OF the proprietor.
failed to hnd, upon examination. case OF
what l should consider gianders, but simply
the horseS-one owned by Dr. shannon, which.
understood. was condemned ~ being glandere
and the other owned by Mr.. Piukney, showed
no indication Of even nasal gleet or elanderr
The former found 20 be suffering from local
septicsemia OF an hind leg. evidently the result
OF an ingnfy which had previously occurred 10
horses. pronounced to be giandcred. found 10
be suffering from very slight attack 81 nasal
gleet, also found DR.. frew's horse 70 be slightly
horses found 70 be afflicted with somewhat of
malignant type Of nasal gleet Those horses
were all removed from the stable and kept
verg necs ssary and commendable precauton 10
adopt. From hrief history of the origin of the
disease and surrounding circumstances. l am Of
the opinion that shs ronns = sequel Of ,h an
previously existed in the stable beg leave TO
differ with my Professional brethren OF Seattle
rs TO the disease being gianders In several
place. the subma1iiiary glands are not Of
that hard scirrho1s nature. and adherent 70 the
perios;enm OF the inferior maxiiia. as Is almost
invariably Characteristic Of glanders, but quite
the contrary in those cases, as the indusations
of the glands are soft and very similar 20 dis
temper. The schreideTian membrane does not
rresen; the appearances Of gianders In those
cases the membranes appear - II they were
biisiered, evidently caused by the ichorous ma
ture of the matter discharged from the uossrtls
and instead of the deep-eating sore, as in CLAN
ders. there ~ pspslisry or fungons growth
None of those horses exhibited any indications
of pulmonary LESSONS, which rarely fail TO ac-
company gaanders There are several more less
important symptoms of elsnders that are TO
tally lacking in these cases It's very necessary
to eithe. isolate or destroy horses affected with
chronic or malignant nasal gleef. but IL 10 quite
unnecessary 90 quarantine whole barn ful OF
hcrres simply because there are few in the lot
Aft c;ed with gieet III the diseased ones are re
moved and the stalls disinfected. another horse
can be placed in the same stalls with safety.
Nasal glset 10 only c. ntsgioas under favorable
circumstances: that II. horse. in order TO COP
tract the disease. must first BE- In predikFns1ng
condition, for as long Is he remains healthy he
viii resist the disease with impanlty. In this
particular ontbresk q bsd form OF disiemp<r
was evidently the toreYHBnez aad most potent
factsr ,n causing th espreadiug OF the disease.
In conrtusIou. viii stase that slight cases OF
nasal gie.t are not contagious. It's only the
chronic and malignant types OF ne disease that
are fraught with mlschieg IN that diFcctica-
JAMES wIrHscoMRE, v. :.
Portland. Or. May 2. isso