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Tassy tells us tliat the Arabs have seen Farcy but not Glanders, 

 probably the disease referred to is nonspecific lymphangitis. 

 Gilchrist describes, as not common a disease, Pinsee ha murz, of 

 which the cause is not very apparent. The membrane lining the 

 nostrils becomes hypereemic and then the seat of confluent ulcers 

 with a profuse, foetid, and sanguineous discharge. Sometimes 

 the ulceration involves the outer wall of the nostrils. It yields 

 to stimulant and detergent ointments but generally camphorated 

 oil is necessary to prevent the appearance of maggots. This 

 disease may be nonspecific and no experiments seem to have 

 been made hitherto on the conveyance of glanders to the camel 

 by inoculation. 



Pukdar, Pockdarie, Phitgaya, Purana piirgaya, Dalon se nihle 

 gaya, and other names have been applied to an epizootic form of 

 inflammation of the lungs, the exact relations of which with 

 pleuro-pneumonia zymotica of the ox have not yet been establish- 

 ed. Leach found it prevalent in Afghanistan and that but few 

 animals recovered from it. It was considered contagious and 

 convej^ed from diseased to healthy animals by the medium of the 

 picketing grounds. The diagnosis is difficult, but Leach tells us 

 that " a certain method of recognizing it is to examine the urine 

 by wetting a handful of clean earth with it and then smelling it 

 If the animal is diseased the urine will have a fishy smell, although 

 not differing in appearance from that of other camels.^' The 

 disease is denoted by staring coat and slight ulceration of the 

 lips (?) Animals suffering from it often start on the line of 

 march apparently quite well and shortly afterwards simply lie 

 down and die. Prompt segregation of affected animals is neces- 

 sary ; infusion of Babul bark and a mussaul consisting of aroma- 

 tics, salt, and baobarang are used in treatment. The isolation, it 

 is stated, should continue a month after recovery. 



vStrangues. — Sore throat with abscess is of frequent occurrence 

 in the camel but whether of a specific nature and pathologically 

 ideatical with the pyogenic fever of horses has not been esta- 

 blished. Nunn mentions it as frequent, among riding camels 

 especially, in Abbotabad and known as Khuk or Huk, whereas 

 in Shahpur it is known as Hubbi. Apparently this is the same 

 disease as was described by Gilchrist as Mumps, Choodee, or 

 Cuppray. The leading symptoms are swelling and soreness of 



