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not, however, be amiss to mention the more obvious 

 of these symptoms, to guard a purchaser against the 

 accidental admission of such an animal into his own 

 stables. The disease is marked by a very copious 

 discharge of matter from the nose ; perhaps it would 

 be more correct to call it a mucous discharge. The 

 throat and fauces are much swelled, and particularly 

 the cheeks. In bad cases, ulcers are formed in the 

 cartilage of the nose ; they are detected by the fetid 

 smell of the breath ; and ultimately the lungs and 

 windpipe are affected. It is often accompanied by 

 knotty tumors of the glands in various parts of the 

 body, and these tumors appear to be united by ex- 

 tended indurated swellings like cords : when these 

 appear, the disease is called the farcy. I do not 

 pretend to draw the distinction between the farcy 

 and the glanders, but the diseases are, I believe, 

 allied : and whenever these symptoms appear, whe- 

 ther they belong to the one disease or the other, the 

 animal should be immediately removed, and unless 

 he happens to be of great value, I should recommend 

 him to be sent forthwith to the knacker. It is not, 

 however, wise to trust altogether to your own judg- 

 ment. Sometimes a severe cold will produce symp- 



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