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this period an apparent check to the disease takes 

 place, and the horse seems to be quite recovered. 

 This, however, is only a delusion ; and although no 

 symptoms of the complaint manifest themselves for 

 a number of months, it is working in secret, and all 

 at once breaks out in a most malignant form, and 

 probably in a few days he expires under its influence. 



Sometimes a considerable swelling of the head 

 takes place, especially in the region of the muzzle, 

 and from which an extremely fcetid mucous fluid is 

 discharged. Various portions of the body exhibit 

 mangy eruptions ; swellings in the limbs will follow, 

 the heels will become cracked, exhibiting all the 

 appearance of grease. The animal in most cases 

 will become emaciated and weak. 



Farcy assumes many different appearances in its 

 various stages. It is no uncommon thing for one 

 of the hind legs to swell suddenly to a very large size, 

 frequently upwards of three times its natural dimen- 

 sions, accompanied by abrupt projections and de- 

 pressions, and which the poor animal will be unable 

 to move. This is generally accompanied by a con- 

 siderable degree of fever. 



NASAL GLEET. 



SYMPTOMS. This is a constant discharge of a 

 thickish fluid from one or both the nostrils ; proceed- 

 ing from the mucous membrane, which lines the 

 internal cavity of the nose and sinuses of the head. 



This disease is frequently brought on by the effects 

 of a long-continued discharge from catarrh or cold. 

 It is unattended with any feverish symptoms. The 

 flow of this thick mucous gleet is often very con- 

 siderable, and variable in colour. When the horse 

 is living upon green food, the discharge is of a 



