40 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



servedly won a laurel and the lasting gratitude of ail 

 the present and future generations who have any in- 

 terest in the care and cultivation of the horse. 



Farcy. 



This has an intimate connexion wath the former, 

 being in fact but a modification of the same disease, 

 and something has already been said to that import. 

 Solleysel, after studying their affinity, says, " that 

 when Farcy is past remedy it degenerates into Glan- 

 ders, which, in that case, is absolutely incurable." It 

 admits of many varieties, some number seven, others 

 eight, different forms of this disease. Solleysel notices 

 four : — 



" The Flying Farcin. — This Jcind of Farcy is knowm 

 by certain knots that are spread over the whole body, 

 appearing sometimes in one place and sometimes in 

 another, and resembling the little swellings called corns 

 in men. 'Tis called the Flying Farcin because it 

 quickly overruns those parts that seemed not to be 

 infected w^ith it before. 'Tis easily cured, because it 

 has not a fixed seat or rest in the emunctories. 



*' The Corded Farcin. — The second sort of Farcin is 

 accompanied with hard swellings, resembling the ropes 

 or strings that run between the flesh and the skin along 

 the veins, especially those of the thighs, neck, and bris- 

 ket, and along the belly. These cords are beset with 

 tumours or knots, which break forth into ulcers, and 

 cast out matter ; and the colour of these ulcers is dif- 

 ferent, according to the variety of the corrupted hu- 

 mours. If the blood predominate, they are red ; if it 

 degenerate in choler, by reason of the defect of the 

 liver in separating the bile from the mass of humours. 



