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the membrane of the nose swells and the animal 

 snuffles or in some cases nearly suffocates; there 

 is rapid emaciation and pimples appear on the 

 membrane of the nose, either in groups or scat- 

 tered ; they can be distinguished by their grayish 

 or yellowish-gray center and a red ring on the 

 outer edge. In a few days the centers drop out, 

 leaving a little pit with the true characteristics 

 of an ulcer. These ulcers are not disposed to heal, 

 but rather to spread, and become deep and extend 

 through the septum nasi (the division between the 

 nostrils). The discharge from the nose, which at 

 first was slight, is now profuse and may be tinged 

 with blood from rupture of some of the small 

 blood-vessels, caused by the ulcers. I have seen 

 some cases in which the division was completely 

 ulcerated and destroyed so that there was none 

 of it left. The lymphatics in all parts of the body 

 become affected, the head, legs and belly swell, 

 and there may be an oozing of matter of a yellow 

 color from the swollen parts. The lungs become 

 involved and the animal soon dies. An animal 

 affected with acute glanders seldom lives more 

 than from twenty to thirty days. Farcy is the 

 name given to glanders when it first makes its ap- 

 pearance in the legs, and may be produced by inoc- 

 ulation with the discharge either from glanders 

 or farcy sores, or by coming into contact with 

 horses affected with glanders. It may also be pro- 

 duced by an animal getting into that condition of 

 health favorable to originate farcy. Why the 

 same infecting virus should especially select the 



