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impossible, for every bad symptom rapidly increases ; tumors 

 form in the head, and Farcy, Avhich is only another name for the 

 last stage of glanders, ends the miserable existence. The dis- 

 covery of a cure for glanders by Dr. Stewart, entitles him to 

 the gratitude of all owners of horses. Preventive measures 

 should be taken against this disease. The ill ventilated and foul 

 stable should be aired and cleaned, the manger washed out every 

 day, and the drinking pail kept as clean and sweet as if for your 

 own use. When the farmer puts his horse in a strange stable 

 he should insist that the manger be washed out before his horse 

 eats from it : when leaving a strange stable the nostrils should 

 be sponged out. When the manure is thrown into a basement 

 under or near the horse, powdered charcoal thrown upon it will 

 not only save the ammonia and nearly double its value as 

 manure, but will prevent this ammonia from entering the nose 

 and lungs of the horse. A half peck for the dung of each 

 animal will be sufficient. 



We give Dr. Stewart's treatment for Glanders. "Bleed in the 

 neck vein, removing about three quarts of blood.* Have ready 

 a strong decoction of tobacco, of which put one gill in a pint 

 of warm water and turn this down the horse. It will make him 

 very sick, but it will affect him much less than when in health, 

 and thus used is not really dangerous. Wash out his nostrils 

 with the tobacco decoction, weakened with water, as directed in 

 the next section for staggers. Be at pains to reach as high up 

 the nostrils with the mop as you can. The mixture must be as 

 hot as he can bear it. Continue this treatment from two to four 



weeks, or until a favorable change is apparent. Use the mo]» 

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* We do not think Dr. Stevvixrt means to advise bleeding in the fir-i 

 stage of the disease, but only when there is considerable inflammation, ul- 

 ceration, and enlargement of the glands. At any rate two or three quarts 

 of blood is a small loss to an animal having sixty to eighty quarts. 



