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respondent nostril. The mare, notwithstanding, keeps in fair 
condition. 
Sept. 30 th, 1820. — The farcy limb much swollen below and to 
some extent above the hock — cords of tumefied lymphatics run- 
ning along its inner side; painful, when handled, and causing 
excessive lameness ; the submaxillary tumour is also painful to 
pressure. Her appetite, however, at present is good. Let her 
take, morning and evening, made into balls with linseed meal and 
treacle, carbonate of barytes 3 iij. 
Oct. 1st. — Having refused part of her feed of corn this morning, 
the ball is omitted. 
2 d, 3c?. — Reduce the dose to 3ij morning and evening, and let 
her walk out twice a-day. 
4 th. — The limb is more swollen. The inguinal glands have 
become tumefied. Both nostrils are discharging bloody matters 
occasionally, and both submaxillary glands are enlarged. She feeds 
well, however. Let her continue her two-drachm balls twice a - 
day, and her exercise. 
5th , 6th, 1th, 8 th, 9th, 10 th. — Ball continued twice a-day. 
11 th, 12 th, 13 th. — Ball given thrice a-day. 
14/A, 1 5th, 1 6th, \lth, 18 th, 19 th. — 3iij thrice a-day. 
20 th, 21 st, 22 d. — 5 SS thrice a-day. No better. 
23 d . — Rather off her feed. Continue the ball in the evening. 
24/A, 2 5th, 2 6th, 21th, 28 th, 29 th. — Disease advancing. Con- 
tinue her medicine. 
30 th, 315/, Nov. 1st, 2 d, 3 d. — Her appetite holds good, though 
farcy and glanders are consuming her. 
13/A. — The mare was destroyed, suffering acute glanders to 
suffocation, in addition to a limb frightfully affected in every part 
with farcy. 
Chloride of Barium 
Is the salt that has especially been used in human medicine ; 
the one which, to the exclusion of all the others, is admitted into 
the last edition of our London Pharmacopeia under this in lieu of 
the old name, muriate of barytes . So potent is it, medicinally, 
that to human patients it is — like arsenic and bichloride of mer- 
cury, and other virulent poisons — commonly prescribed in the form 
of solution. To the horse it may be exhibited either in solution or 
substance. 
Case II. — A brown gelding, eight years old, in fine condition 
and — with the exception of his glanders — apparently in excellent 
health, shewing a discharge of a glutinous quality from the off 
nostril, with vesicles apparent upon the septum of the same side, 
such as betoken approaching ulceration, and tumefaction of the 
