242 THE HORSE 



Two or three days after the skin has been dressed, 

 the horse should be washed again with soap and warm 

 water. A second appHcation of the dressing may pos- 

 sibly be necessary. 



The theory of these mange cures is not only to 

 suffocate and starve the parasites, but, also, to prevent 

 them from moving from one part of the animal's body 

 to another. 



Mange, needless to say, is, if possible, more In- 

 fectious than eczema, and everything that has come in 

 contact with the horse, including the floor and sides 

 of his stall should be disinfected, as above described in 

 the case of eczema, or destroyed. All bedding taken 

 from his stall should be burned. 



GLANDERS 



Glanders and farcy were formerly spoken of as two 

 separate diseases, but they are one and the same disease. 

 Farcy is that form or stage of glanders which appears 

 on the surface of the horse In the shape of swellings or 

 tumors, and especially In what are called " farcy buds." 

 These are small, button-like swellings which soon be- 

 come ulcers. They may appear on any part of the body, 

 but are seen most often on the Inside of the hind legs. 

 These " buds " are unmistakable, being unlike any other 

 swelling or tumor. Farcy is really the final stage of 

 glanders, and not, as Is sometimes said, the Incipient 

 stage. 



Glanders in any stage Is absolutely Incurable, highly 

 contagious, and dangerous to man as well as beast. 

 It Is a blood disease, and If any blood or pus from a 



