. Dadd's theory and practice of veterinary medicine and surgery. Veterinary medicine. GLANDERS AND FARCY. 149 tial measures adopted by companies are not sufficient to eradicate it, and the " glandered night train " is not altogether a thing of the past. The danger to human life is so great that we feel happy to seize any opportunity to urge the adoption of the most effectual measures for the suppression of any practice which tends to pro- long the life of the glandered SECTION OF A HOESE'S HEAD IN A HEALTHY CONDITION—ITS ANATOMY. Description.—a The lining membrane of the nose
. Dadd's theory and practice of veterinary medicine and surgery. Veterinary medicine. GLANDERS AND FARCY. 149 tial measures adopted by companies are not sufficient to eradicate it, and the " glandered night train " is not altogether a thing of the past. The danger to human life is so great that we feel happy to seize any opportunity to urge the adoption of the most effectual measures for the suppression of any practice which tends to pro- long the life of the glandered SECTION OF A HOESE'S HEAD IN A HEALTHY CONDITION—ITS ANATOMY. Description.—a The lining membrane of the nose, known as the schneiderian membrane. On its surface are seen the vessels which furnish it with arterial blood. b The anterior portion of the brain, known as the cerebrum. c The posterior portion of the brain, known as the cerebellum. d The frontal sinuses. e The tongue. / Showing the velum palate, or soft palate. g The back part of the mouth. h The pharynx, or top of the oesophagus. i The epiglottis, or cartilage at the root of the tongue. ;' The glottis, or opening into the windpipe. Jc The oesophagus, or gullet. I The trachea, or windpipe. m The spinal cord. n Junction of the cerebellum with the spinal cord. op Showing a section of the cervical vertebrse, or bones of the neck. The dotted lines between a and g, show the direction leading to the trachea and oesophagus. A fatal case of glander, reported in the Baltimore " Herald of Reform," is as follows : Mr. I. P. Burus, a grocer, died a horrible death in that city in consequence of poison communicated to his system from a horse afflicted with glanders. During the admin- istration of medicine, Mr. Burus thrust into the animal's mouth his hand, a finger of which had been previously cut, and the flesh laid open. Through this wound the virus was absorbed, and mor- tification supervened. A surgeon was called upon to amputate. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been dig
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