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not eat, ale and gruel must be forced on him. Tlie 

 wound should be dressed with camphorated spirits 

 of whie, or with an ointment composed of equal 

 parts of lard and oil of turpentine. When the of- 

 fensive smell ceases, and the part produces proper 

 matter, the case may be then regarded as likely to 

 terminate favourably. The healthy parts surround- 

 ing the mortified edges should never be cut or scari- 

 fied : that is only producing a greater effect on the 

 constitution, and bringmg the living into the same 

 state as the dead parts. 



GLANDERS. 



When a horse has confirmed glanders, it would, 

 perhaps, be better, in every instance, to kill him ; 

 thou2h there is little reason to doubt that the chsease 

 is curable, although the means are unknown to us. 



If a convenient place can be set apart, a course 

 of the 



Farcy Balls [page 1.5] may be tried, and they 

 now and then do good. In fact, the whole treatment 

 should be similar to that of farcy. It is usual with 

 farriers to blister the lymphatic glands under the 

 throat that become inflamed in this complaint, when 

 the horse is vulgarly said to be chogged ; but these 

 become swollen only from the irritating effect of the 

 poison passmg from the nose through their capillary 

 pores ; consequently attending to them is only attendhig 

 to the effect, and not to the cause. It is very necessary 

 to distinguish glanders from other complaints : it is not 

 every running from the nose that is to be considered 

 as glanders, even though it lasts some time; for 

 strangles may produce it, or a severe cold, a blow ou 



