106 FARCY. 



and the absorbents or lymphatics about the ulcers 

 become inflamed from an absorption of poisonous mat- 

 ter, the cure is rendered extremely difficult. 



Whenever the farcy rises on the spine, it shows 

 great malignancy, and is considered dangerous, parti- 

 cularly to horses that are fat, and full of blood. When 

 it is general in the system, as is sometimes the case, 

 it rises on several parts of the body at once, forming 

 many large and foul ulcers, causing a profuse running 

 of greenish corrupted matter from both nostrils, and 

 soon terminates the existence of the animal by general 

 mortification. 



In the lower limbs the farcy sometimes remains 

 concealed for a great length of time, and makes so 

 slow a progress that it is often mistaken for a wound, 

 or some other disease. A single bud will sometimes 

 appear opposite the pastern joint, and run upwards in 

 an uneven and knotty form ; and unless some steps 

 are taken to check its progress, it will slowly steal 

 upon the animal until it becomes general in the sys- 

 tem, and finally centres in the lungs; shortly after 

 which a gangrene ensues, and the horse is unburdened 

 of a life that is not only painful to himself, but to all 

 that behold him. 



To effect a cure in this distressing disease, in its 

 first stage bleed three times the first week, taking half 

 a gallon of blood at each bleeding, feed principally on 

 bran, oats, or any food easily digested, and the long 

 food green, (if to be had ;) remove all filth from or 

 about the stable, taking care to keep it neat and clean 

 afterwards ; give three mashes a week, of bran, scalded 

 with sassafras tea, one table spoonful of powdered 

 brimstone, and one tea spoonful of saltpetre, (not per- 



