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.continued, or injudiciously treated, may commonly be prevented by 

 the application of flannel bandaj^es, well wetted with a saturate so- 

 lution of sulphat of Alumine, and applied every night. The ban- 

 dage in those cases, oug-ht to be at least four yards in length, and 

 three fingers in breadth ; and should be applied smoothly and pretty 

 tightly, for the space of two or three inches above and below, as 

 well as upon, the swelled part of the limb. It would be improper, 

 were I not to notice in this place, a circumstance which happens now 

 and then, tho' but rarely, in consequence of long-continued Grease ; 

 and which has heretofore, been, sometimes, confounded with true 

 Farcy, even by some skilful Veterinarians. The appearance I allude 

 to, arises unquestionably from the absorption of matter from the sores 

 in the heels; in consequence of which, large ulcers arise suddenly, 

 about the hocks, and sometimes high up, in the inside of the thighs^ 

 which spread rapidly, and are attended with extensive sloughing of the 

 skin. But, these cases are unattended, with that thickened hardened 

 condition of the larger absorbents of the thigh, called by the Farriers^ 

 Corded Veins ; which, almost invariably, attends the true Farcy of 

 the limb^. — Neither do the absorbent Glands of the skin, enlarge or 

 inflame in these cases, exhibiting the appearance of what are called 

 Buds or Buttons, as in the true Farcy. These are important circum- 

 stances of difference, which may serve to distinguish the disease, from 

 the true Farcy ; and when the morbid appearances which I have de- 

 scribed, succeed to those of Grease of long standing, there can be 

 but little difficulty, in distinguishing the two diseases. It is a matter 

 indeed, of the utmost consequence in a practical point of view, to 

 make this distinction.— For this spurious Farcy will be found to be 

 much more easily, and certainly cured, than the true kind ; yielding 



