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WATER FARCY. 
Cause.—Overwork and coarse feed, succeeded by periods of stagna- 
tion. It is the warning that true farcy threatens the stable. 
Symptoms.—Load less and work less. 
Treatment.—Improve the diet, and never allow the horse to remain a 
day in the stable without exercise. Saturate the swollen limb with cold 
water every morning, and have it afterward thoroughly hand-rubbed 
until it is perfectly dry. Should lameness remain after the first day, a 
few punctures may be made into the limb, but only through the skin. 
Give the following ball every morning: Jodide of iron, one drachm; 
powdered cantharides, two grains; powdered arsenic, one grain, 
Cayenne pepper, one scruple; sulphate of iron, one drachm; treacle 
and linseed meal, a sufficiency. Mix. The delay even of a day in 
treatment is attended with danger in this disease. 
WIND-GALLS. 
Cause.—Hard work. 
Symptoms.—Small enlargements, generally upon the hind legs and 
below the hocks; no lameness; two wind-galls appear above the pastern, 
one beneath that joint; after extraordinary labor, the round swellings 
disappear and the course of the flexor tendons becomes puffy. Some- 
times continued irritation will cause the wind-galls to greatly enlarge, 
and ultimately provokes their case to change into bone. During these 
changes the horse is very lame. 
Treatment.—Fold pieces of rags; wet them; put these on the wind- 
galls; place on the rags pieces of cork, and over the cork lace on an 
India-rubber bandage. Mind this bandage is constantly worn, save 
when ridden or driven by the proprietor. Rest is the only alleviation 
for the change of structure. 
WINDY COLIC. 
Causes.—Gorging on green food; but more commonly impaired 
digestion, consequent upon severe Jabor and old age. 
Symptoms. —Uneasiness; pendulous head; cessation of feeding. 
Breathing laborious; fidgets; rocking the body; enlargement of the 
belly; pawing. Standing in one place; sleepy eye; heavy pulse; 
flatulence; the abdomen greatly enlarged. Breathing very fast; pulse 
very feeble; blindness; the animal walks round and round till it falls 
and dies. 
