5^ THE FARCY. 



endeavoured to cast a new light on this disease, 

 and a method of curing it by trepanning ; but as 

 this is little practised in England, especially among 

 the country farriers, any further notice of his mode 

 would be unnecessary. 



CHAP. XIII. 



OF THE FARCY. 



The farcy and the glanders seem to originate 

 from one and the same cause; but as the latter 

 has already been treated of, we shall now proceed 

 to the former disease. 



Farcy, at its commencement, is confined to the 

 superficial absorbents or lymphatics * of the skin, 

 which become inflamed by the specific influence of 

 the poison received by them. This morbid action 

 seems to impair the function of these vessels ; their 

 coats become relaxed, and incapable of propelling 

 their contents ; a congestion, therefore, is the con- 

 sequence. These lymphatics contain a watery, or 

 serous fluid, and have valves, the use of which is 



* Farriers ivere formerly tinacguninted with the absorb- 

 ent or lymphatic vessels, and accordingly took them to be 

 veins that were diseased. 



