1 66 Tke FarrierV New Guide. Ch. XLVIII. 



Blood and Juices, whereby they move heavily ; but efpe- 

 cially in the extreme or outv/ard Parts, where the Vellels 

 are the fmalleft ; and it is very certain, that any, or moll 

 of thofe Caufes, to which SoUeyfell^ and the belt Farriers 

 have afcrib'd the Farcin, will produce fuch a Lentor and 

 Slownels ; or if there be a previous Lentor in the Blood, 

 mull increafe that Lentor^ either in whole or in part, by ex- 

 citing Pain. And this is plain from the Inllance of the 

 Farcin being caufed by the Wound of a rully Spur, which 

 can aft no otherwife as a Poyfon, than that Ibme of the 

 harfli and pointed Parts of the Rull fret and irritate the 

 tender wounded Pannicle ; and even then it mult a6t me- 

 chanically, and in the Way we have above delcribcd, by 

 retarding the Motion of the Juices in thofe Parts ; and if 

 previous to fuch a Wound, there be a very great Vifcidity 

 and Thicknefs of the Juices, the Farcin may be caufed by 

 the Wound of a Spur, or any other Inltrument, tho' it be 

 altogether free from Rult. 



If the Farcin be caufed by Infedion from another Horfe, 

 it muftad in the fame Manner, for then we mult fuppofe 

 that fom.e Effluvia, or poyfonable Steams, fly off from the 

 difeafed Horfe, which, by infinuating themfelves into the 

 Pores of a found Horfe, mult occafion a Stagnation of the 

 Juices in thofe outward Parts; but thefe Effluvia are not 

 of fo volatile a Nature as to have often fuch EfFeds : But 

 when Horfes Hand together in a Stable, it is rather to be at- 

 tributed to their eating the fam.e kind of Food, and their be- 

 ing under the fame Direction and Mifmanagement. What 

 kind of Poifon may be in Swines Litter, or how far it may 

 be noxious to Horfes, is not worth while here to determine, 

 fmce it is very feldom made ufe of to Horfes ; and if it was, 

 it would rather produce the. Mange than the Farcin. 



The eating of corrupt and unwholfome Hay or Oats, 

 may ealily caufe the Farcin, as fuch Feedingbegets Cruditie?, 

 which mufi render the Blood vifcid ; for when the Blood 

 has once acquired that Quality, a Stagnation may be ealily 

 induc'd in the extreme and outward Parts, where the Juices 

 are naturally vifcid, and the Veflels extremely fmall. 



Too much Feeding, without fuitable Exercife, may alfo 

 be the Caufe of a Farcin, as it may induce a gradual P/W/^i?- 

 ;-^, or Fulnels of the Vellels ; but if that be ludden, by 

 a fudden Aditridion of the Pores, it will be more apt 

 to caute a Fever or Surfeit, or a Foundering in the Body, 

 wiiich in many Cafes is not to be difiinguilh'd from a 



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