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towards the knee, and very often upwards 

 towards the brifket; in fome the farcy 

 fhews itfelf on the hind parts, about the 

 pafterns, and along the large veins on the 

 infide of the thigh, rifing upwards into 

 the groin and towards the (heath ; and 

 fometimes the farcy makes its appearance 

 on the flanks, and fpreads by degrees to- 

 wards the lower belly, where it often be- 

 comes very troublefome. 



When the farcy appears on the head When 

 only, it is eafily cured; efpecially when "^°^^ ^^; 

 it is feated in the cheeks and forehead, ^^'^^^^®- 

 the blood-vefiels being here fmali; but 

 it is more difficult when it affedls the lips, 

 the noftrils, the eyes, and kernels under 

 the jaws, and other foft and loofe parts, 

 efpecially if the neck vein becomes cord- 

 ed. When it begins on thie outfide of the 

 fhoulder or hips, the cure is feidom diffi- 

 cult ; but when the farcy arifes on the 

 plate vein, and that vein fwclls much, 

 and turns corded, and the glands or 

 kernels under the arm -pit are affeded, 

 it is hard to cure \ but more fo when the 

 crural veins within-fide of the thigh 

 are corded and befet with buds, which 

 affedt the kernels of the groin, and the 

 cavernous body of the yard. When the 

 farcy begins on the pafterns or 'lower 



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