Show the because of alio recent among horses of alio driml ami invariably fatal disease known 03 gladdem gl andem anil its alarming prevalence in some portions of alic slate something about its nature anil alic menus for preventing contagion may prove profitable A well known and thoroughly acter i inary surgeon was interviewed i day by a reporter for alio times on this subject iio said of all diseases among live stock this peculiar form alj glanders is alic most to be dreaded ivhon an animal is with it is absolutely no liopo of recovery ami the only tiling to be done is to limit it to lie ono patient it possible this is rarely if ever possible however for with great rapidity tho whole stable bo cocci infected even to the building harness anil litter lu fact everything in alic barn becomes pregnant with the germs of alic disease and it is almost impossible to eradicate them tharo is only one sure way known to the profession fes sion and eliat is to destroy all tho horses ami burn tho stable with its entire alio eases vcr frequently contract tho contagion and it operates is deadly cal act upon a man aa upon a horae ity alio most systematic fec tion however a man may with coin darathe safely treat cases of glandwr i tie must make an absolute change of clothing upon leaving the stable aud take a thorough bath if ho would not spread llie disease or contract it himself how may alic disease be detected in its primary stages in the earlier stages the are similar to those of ordinary distemper and it Is very apt to bo mistaken for that disease even by experienced veterinary sur grous lilliin a few days however alic arc very pronounced noun ced the glands of aliu throat become swollen and malignant eating ulcers form in alic nostrils in a short time a swelling of tho joints appears attended by alio of alio skin tho lunga anally become infected followed by a distressing cough and before long thu animal dies how long lias the disease been known to exist for majia but it appears periodically during alio war cavalry horses killed by scores by glanders and it was no unusual occurrence for alie horses of an entire regiment to be destroyed before the contagion could be checked boea the disease over originate spontaneously it is claimed by somo that it docs contagion but I 1 think that lucli an bilci i on I 1 never beard of a casu that originated without direct contact with a previous to prevent contagion too much importance cannot bis attached to a must rigid it should bo even more exacting than in beall po do you think alin disease is to extend beyond alic district at present infected that will depend entirely upon care that is exercised by alie people in those districts it la w transmitted in clothing and in almost any article that a quarantine is the only method that will insure absolute safety times |