116 Farcy, 



Nor are its good effects confined to such cases merely^ as it has de- 

 cidedly good etfects, upon Farcy-swellings of the limbs^ and Farcy- 

 budsj where no open sores exist. 



Accordingly, I have found the Farcy more or less manageable, 

 (especially deplorable cases of the disease,) in proportion to the fa- 

 cilty of obtaining the advantage, of Sea-water. — Where the sea is 

 at hand, therefore, the Horse's limbs sh uld be washed in it, once or 

 twice a day, and the servant who takes the Horse thither, should 

 bring back with him daily, a quantity of sea-water, sufficient to wash 

 any sores or sweUings. which may be upon the surface, four or five 

 times a day. — As soon as the Horse's appetite and spirits are restored, 

 by perseverance in the mode of treatment, which has been laid down, 

 it may be adviseable to have recourse to the use of blisters, especially 

 if there should be any slight remains of inflammation in the part, en- 

 largement of the lymphatic vessels, (usually denominated Corded 

 Veins,) or general swelling, although, I consider SKperJicial ftring with 

 a flat instrument, preferable to blistering, in this complaint. — More- 

 over, as this disease, notwithstanding all our care, is apt to terminate 

 in Glanders, or to speak more correctly, as Glanders is very apt to 

 supervene after an attack of Farcy, it will be prudent to examine 

 the nose of the Horse, and the Glands under the jaw, with great 

 care, dail^ ; for, if any running at the nostrils should appear, and 

 more especially, if any hardness or enlargement of the Glands under 

 the jaw, (called Kernels,) should be felt, there will be no reason to 

 doubt, an attack of Glanders. Now, this common, upshot of the dis- 

 order, is one of the many facts which had been long known to Farriers, 

 and others, who have had an opportunity of attending to the phce- 

 nomena of disease in Horses, and were at the same time incapable 



