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nrettv sharply, that the increased action in breathing will 

 tnorouglilj drive the mucous substance out of his nostril. 

 And to make it continue dry for a time, they force a pledget 

 a considerable way up the diseased nostril ; after having 

 blo^vn powdered alum or white vitriol into it. But a 

 little attention Avill enable any one to perceive that the 

 animal is in pain, and will make ineffectual efforts to sneeze : 

 and the foetid smell, so different from other discharges, will 

 at once convince even an unexperienced person that the 

 horse is irlandered. 



FARCY. 



SvjrpTOMs. — This disease is nearly allied to glanders. Some 

 have supposed it a modification of that malady. This, how- 

 ever, is a mistake, as they are essentially different, as we 

 shall point out. We have given it as our decided opinion 

 that glanders is incurable, but not so farcy. The first symp- 

 toms manifested are the appearance of small tumours, popu- 

 larly called farcy buds, or buttons, situate close to some of 

 the veins and following their course, connected by a sort of 

 cord ; and hence they are called corded veins by farriers and 

 veterinary surgeons. At first they are generally very small, 

 and consequently may not be noticed for some weeks, until 

 they have attained their full size ; after which they iisu- 

 ally increase more rapidly, become hot, and cause con- 

 siderable pain, and at length ulceration ensues. They first 

 make their appearance about the face, neck, and throat ; 

 sometimes extending to the inside of the thigh, and produce 

 lameness, and considerable swelling of the limb. A foetid 

 discharge generally proceeds from both nostrils, which, in 

 process of time assumes all the malignant characters of 

 glanders, and is equally as contagious. 



It sometimes happens that farcy is progresang in the cou- 



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