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WHAT TO DO. 
When the softening of thecenter becomes apparent, lance 
well with an eye to good drainage and wash twice per day 
with carbolized water. 
Glanders and Farcy. 
These are the same disease but present themselves in 
different forms. When it affects the lymphatic glands be- 
tween the branches of the lower jaw and breaks out in the 
nose it is called gla- ders. On the other hand when it at- 
tacks the glands and tissues of the legs and body it is call- 
ed farcy. The virus from either will produce both. 
Cause—We know but little of its causes, however, it is 
fostered and extended by contagion. It sometimes arises 
apparently spoutaneously in armies and on shipboard. 
HOW TO KNCW IT. 
An animal with acute glanders suffers from languor; 
presents a dry staring coat, red weeping eyes, loss of appe- 
tite, elevated temperature, running up to may be 106 OF 
the pulse will be qucik and breathing hurried There 
will be a watery discharge from the nose which soon be- 
comes sticky and rather yellowish in appearance. The 
lining membrane of the nose becomes a grayish purple in 
color. At this stage the discharge from the nostrils will 
sink in water. The nostrils become ulcerated; yellowish 
points with purple bases make their appearance and burst, 
causing the discharge to become bloody foratime These 
ulcers will spread and run together, eating away the tissues 
as they go. In the beginning the edges of these ulcers 
are elevated and the centers are depressed. As the disease 
