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more of this poisonous matter. Before these break they 

 have been called by farriers, farcy buds, which has given 

 the disease the name of farcy. They are evident to the 

 eye, and will first be observed about the lips, inside of 

 the thighs, and along the flanks. This is by no means 

 the most alarming stage of the disease; for even now 

 the horse has been restored to health and usefulness by 

 the following management, viz: attend strictly to the 

 directions given for cure in the first stage, &c. ; and if 

 these buds have broken, syringe themwiih rum, contain- 

 ing a little blue vitriol and loaf sugar dissolved. Feed 

 the horse from four to eight quarts of buckwheat a day 

 for a week or more. After which he may have some 

 tonic medicine given to strengthen and invigorate the 

 system, but never bleed in case of glanders. 



Such medicines as can not be concealed in the animal's 

 food, is best to be given in the form of drinks, and in 

 some cases the quantity to be given is so small that too 

 much is absorbed before reaching the place you wish it 

 to act upon most. Therefore if you can get any kind of 

 food that contains the same medicinal properties, it has 

 a better effect upon the system generally than any medi- 

 cine that you can give in small quantities. Of this the 

 buckwheat is an example in the cases it is recommended 

 for. 



When the above symptoms of this disease have been 

 witnessed, the brain or head is left comparatively 

 healthy except this nasal discharge. But when they are 

 not, and the inflammation of the nasal organs or glands, 

 has continued for a considerable time without their ap- 

 pearing, then it has been carried in a more direct channel 



