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come carious, or rotten ; and finally the poison 

 falls upon the lungs, and very soon puts a 

 period to the sufferings of the unfortunate ani- 

 mal. Sometimes the "progress of the disease 

 is extremely rapid, and destroys the horse in 

 a ver}' short time ; at others it is remarkably- 

 slow, and continues in the same state for a 

 considerable time, without affecting either 

 the appetite or strength. 



In the hrst stage of the farcy, while it is 

 perfectly local, a cure may be easily accom- 

 pUshed ; and should the disease b6 discovered 

 quite at its commencement, topical applications 

 alone will be sufficient to remove it. If in- 

 deed the actual cautery be fvtdy applied at 

 this time, so as to destroy the whole of the 

 poisoned parts, the disease will be complctdij 

 eradicated, and the chancre converted to a 

 common sore. This will soon be evinced by 

 the remarkable change that may be observed 

 in its appearance : as soon as the slough comes 

 off, instead of looking foul, it will -have a red 

 healthy appearance, the matter will become 

 white and thick, the healing process goes on 

 rapidly, and the cure is soon completed 

 merely by the appUcation of digestive oint- 

 ment. Should the disease however have been 



