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above swelling differs considerably from that which is 

 usually called farcy humour ; in this the skin presents a 

 red and shining appearance, from the whole surface of 

 which exudes a thin fluid, accompanied by great lame- 

 ness, the fetlock is round, tumid, and smooth, and 

 swollen as far as the heel. This disease is in 

 consequence of being over fed, and the want of 

 proper exercise at the same time. Painful and 

 disagreeable as this malady is, frequent fomenta- 

 tions of a decoction of marsh-mallows, and smart 

 doses of medicine will speedily reduce the swelling, 

 and especially if the swollen part is well rubbed and 

 the horse subjected to exercise. There is no doubt 

 that the cause of farcy is to be looked for in bad stable 

 management, want of exercise, and infection. There 

 have been many cases in which it could not be accounted 

 for upon any other principle than that it was con- 

 tagious. In certain localities it has been known to be 

 prevalent where horses could not have come in contact 

 with one another, yet, strange as it may appear, we 

 have it upon good authority, that horses in the field 

 have taken glanders from affected animals which were 

 in the fields half-a-mile away. A few years ago a 

 number of horses became affected with glanders in a 

 field which had a swift running brook passing though 

 it. After a thorough investigation it was found that a 

 badly-glandered horse was turned out in a field half- 

 a-mile up the stream, and no doubt the pus from its 

 nostrils falling into the stream was carried down by 

 the current, and the horses lower down became innocu- 

 lated with it, thus spreading this foul disease in all 



