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Some recommend the following ; 



Barbadoes aloes, . - 6 drachms. 



Cream of tartar, - - 1 ounce. 



Ginger, . - - half an ounce. 



Nitre, . - „ half an ounce. 



Aniseeds, - - _ half an ounce. 



These to be reduced to a fine powder, and dis- 

 sol"ed in a pint and a half of warm ale. 



A horse afiiicted with farcy should be separated 

 from those in health, and when perfectly recovered, 

 if the season be favourable, a run of grass will be of 

 great advantage. 



19. The Glanders. 



Symptoms. — This disease, notwithstanding the as- 

 sertions of old farriers, is totally distinct from the 

 farcy. In the early stage of the glanders, there is 

 generally a discharge of a w^hitish glary fluid from 

 one nostril, which is highly coloured and inflamed, 

 while the other nostril is of a pale flesh colour. When 

 in this state, there is usually one or more ulcers up 

 the cavity of the nose; and the gland under the 

 jaw, on the same side as the affected nostril, be- 

 comes enlarged. In case of colds, the discharge 

 may be from both nostrils. Sometimes also the dis- 

 charge from the glanders is from bcth nostrils, and 

 the general health of the animal may for months 

 continue unimpaired ; but if this discharge proceeds 

 from cold, it will be aceomprinied by dullness, loss 

 of appetite, a difficult breathing, or an increased 

 pulse. When the disease becomes inveterate, the 

 virus is very offensive and fetid, composed of yel- 

 low or green colours, and intermixed with red or 

 bloody streaks. After this, the bones and cartilages 

 of the nose are eroded by the malignity of the 

 discharge, and the whole frame, particularly tiie 

 lungs, becomes affected ; the respiration also be- 

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