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is impaired— the strength fails— cough, more or le^s ur- 

 gent, may be heard— the discharge from the nose will in- 

 crease in quantity ; it will be discolored, bloody, offensive 

 to the smell— the ulcers in the nose will become larger 

 and more numerous, and the air-passages being obstruct- 

 ed, a grating, choking noise will be heard at every act of 

 breathing. "There is now a pecuhar tenderness about the 

 forehead. Farcy is now superadded to glanders, or glan- 

 ders has degenerated mto farcy, and more of the absorb- 

 ents are involved. 



At or before this time Httle tumors appear about the 

 muscles, and face, and neck, followmg the course of the 

 veins and the absorbents, for they run side by side ; and 

 these tumors soon ulcerate. Tumors or buds, still pur- 

 suing the path of the absorbents, soon appear on the 

 mside of the thighs. They are connected together by a 

 corded substance, and ulceration quickly follows the ap- 

 pearance of these buds. The deeper seated absorbents 

 are next affected; and one or both of the hind-legs swell 

 to a great size, and become stiff', and hot, and tender. 

 The loss of flesh and strength is more marked every day. 

 The membrane of the nose becomes of a dirty livid col- 

 or. The membrane of the mouth is strangely palUd. 

 The eye is infiltrated with a yellow fluid ; and the dis- 

 charge from the nose becomes more profuse, and insuflera- 

 bly offensive. The animal presents one mass of putre- 

 faction, and at last dies, exhausted. 



Treatment. — In well settled cases of this disease and 

 farcy, it is not w^orth while to attempt any remedies. 

 The chances of cure are too remote, and the danger of 

 infection too great. The horse should be dispatched at 

 once. 



If, how^ever, remedial measures are resorted to, a pure 

 atmosphere should be tried ; and if practicable, keep on 

 green food. Kthis cannot be had, substitute it by boiled 

 carrots, beets, and turnips, thickened with shorts or fine 

 feed. Give all the salt the horse will eat. See receipts. 



FARCY. 



Authorities define farcy to be a disease of the lym- 



