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an effectual mode of at once disposing of the body and 

 all danger of disease resulting from it. The clothing, 

 harness, bridles, and everything the animal wore while 

 living, and the drinking-bucket, trough, manger, etc., may 

 be easily and economically disposed of by placing them 

 in a heap and destroying by fire, the loss thus incurred 

 being trivial in comparison with the loss of horses that may 

 result by keeping those articles. The stable, if not de- 

 stroyed, should be thoroughly cleansed with boiling water, 

 carbolic acid, etc. 



FARCY. 



As previously stated, farcy is identical in character 

 with glanders, being the same disease manifested in a 

 different manner. It is sometimes called ' bud-farcy,' 

 * button-farcy,' etc., and may occur in the acute and 

 chronic forms. When it occurs in the acute form the 

 symptoms of glanders are cjuickly manifested, and the 

 animal dies. There are several stages of farcy. It occurs 

 more especially in connection with the superficial ab- 

 sorbents, the lymphatic glands. Generally the disease 

 occurs in the chronic form, as follows : 



Symptoms. — As a rule the first symptom to attract at- 

 tention is a swelling of the limbs, very much like that 

 accompanying an ordinary attack of lymphangitis. The 

 swelling is also very painful.. After a time little elevations 

 rise on the line of the lymj^hatic vessels, and they become 

 corded, giving rise to what are called 'farcy cords.' These 

 elevations in due course of time burst, and become ulcers, 

 from which an unhealthy-looking discharge takes place. 

 This discharge contains the specific poison, or contagious 

 principle, by means of which, when introduced into the 

 system of a healthy animal, an attack of glanders may be 

 produced. The ulcers show no tendency to heal properly. 



