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on the lactiles of the lymphatic, which accompanieg 

 the large veins. In the last case it has appeared in the 

 form of Farcy. This being the case, the countenance 

 assumes a more cheerful look, and the animal otherwise 

 shows signs of relief from the discharges of poisonous 

 matter. If it remain in this state, death is not generally 

 the result. If the system be toned up it will sometimes 

 heal, and the animal will seem to be in a recovering 

 state of health. Yet, from watching the symptoms and 

 general health of the animal afterwards, you will be 

 convinced that the disease is only checked, not eradi- 

 cated. Acting in the system, it only waits a favorable 

 opportunity to act as a secondary agent in colds, gene- 

 ral debility, or exposure, when it will make its appear- 

 ance and produce death. 



But in the first case, as shown by the swelling in the 

 hind legs, if the swelling disappear, and general debility 

 of the system continues ; if the eyes grow more drowsy, 

 and discharge from the lower corners ; and if this is 

 followed by discharge from the nostrils, slight swelling 

 and hardening of the sub-maxillary glands, which are 

 between the under jaws, then it is clearly developed 

 glanders. All the glands in the body have now become 

 involved or poisoned, and death must follow in the 

 course of ten or fifteen days, as the constitution of the 

 animal may be in a condition to combat the disease. 



If this disease be annoyed by inoculation from the 

 fo.rcy heads of farcied animals into suppurating sores 

 on other animals, it will be very slow in its progress, 

 especially if it attack the other in a region remote. from 

 the lymphatic. If in a saddle-gall, it ^ill make sores 



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