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the hind* or fore limb, but may appear on any part. The 

 cording usually extends from the feet toward the body, and 

 is most likely to be confounded with lymphangitis, in which 

 the swelling begins high up in the groin. It usually proves 

 fatal, becoming complicated with glanders before death. 



Symptoms of Chronic Farcy. This may follow the acute 

 form or come on insidiously. First there is some swelling 

 of a fetlock, usually a hind one, and a round, hard, nut-like 

 mass may be felt, which gradually softens, bursts, and dis- 

 charges the characteristic serous or glairy matter. The 

 lymphatics leading up from it meanwhile become corded, 

 and farcy-buds appear along their course. Or the round, 

 pea-like buds appear first on the inner side of the hock, or 

 on some other part of the body, soften, burst and discharge 

 before any cording of the lymphatics can be felt. 



By-and-by, dropsical swellings appear in the limbs and 

 elsewhere, at first soft and removable by exercise, later, hard 

 and permanent. Sometimes the farcy-buds fail to soften, 

 but remain hard and indolent for months. 



Olanders in the dog is a comparatively mild affection, but 

 as deadly if it is conveyed back to the horse or to man. 

 Glanders in man presents the same general symptoms as in 

 the horse, and need not be further described. 



Treatment of Olanders. The acute disease is fatal. The 

 chronic form occasionally appears to recover, though more 

 commonly the symptoms are covered up to reappear when- 

 ever the animal is put to hard work. The treatment of 

 glanders in all its forms and of acute farcy with open sores 

 should be legally prohibited, because of the danger to man 

 as well as animals. 



For glanders the most successful agents have been ar- 

 seniate of strychnia (5 grs.), bisulphite of soda (2 drs.), 

 biniodide of copper (1 dr.), cantharides (5 grs.), with vege- 

 table tonics, sulphate of copper (6 drs. in mucilage), sul- 

 phate of iron (4 drs.), chloride of barium, copaiva, cubebs. 



