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Farcy, was cured, and remained perfectly sound, for more than a 

 year. At this period, bcin^ then about ten years old, he was cas- 

 trated, and appeared to be going on remarkably well, after the ope- 

 ration ; but, on the eighth day subsequent thereto, he broke out with 

 the Button Farcy over the greater part of the surface, and though 

 he struggled for a time, with this formidable disease, yet it proved 

 eventually, to be a breaking up of the constitution ; which, but for 

 the operation alluded to, would, in all probability, have remained 

 sound, f^r a considerable time longer. In fact, whatever destroys the 

 tone and strength, of the general constitution of the Horse, does, 

 unquestionably, lay him open to an attack of this disease. And, 

 upon this principle, we may readily explain the reason, why Horses 

 which have been a long time affected with Chronic Grease, are so 

 frequently attacked with Farcy. Not, that there is necessarily, any 

 connection between the two diseases, which I apprehend to be as 

 distinct in their nature, as Small-pox and Measles, but, because de- 

 bilitating powers have been for a long time operating upon the ani- 

 mal, which has been the subject of Grease ; and foremost of these 

 powers, we shall be safe in reckoning, the absurd and destructive 

 medicines, which are usually exhibited in that complaint. It may 

 not be improper to observe in this place, that in such obstinate and 

 long-continued swellings of the limbs, as are frequently the conse- 

 quence of Farcy, which has supervened Grease of long standing* 

 no good is to be expected from in^temal medicines. Even blisters 

 are, comparatively, inefficacious, and a cure is to be expected, only 

 from having recourse to the operation of firing, and a run at gras« 

 for two or three montlis afterwards. — By some persons, the use of 



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