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on the following day a small ulcer became visible. A “ farcy- 
ball” was administered on the 4th, and that had taken him rather 
off his feeding. 
July 5th. — Being in appetite pretty well again, he was ordered 
to take, morning and evening, barii chlorid. 3ss, cum farin. lini. et 
theriaca. 
6th. — Being to appearance a strong-constitutioned horse, and 
his appetite now excellent, he was ordered to take 3iss of the 
chloride morning and evening — to have his submaxillary glands 
blistered, and his farcy ulcers cauterized. 
1th. — Augment the dose to 3iij. This took him off his feed; 
the evening ball had to be, in consequence, omitted. Two ulcers, 
of an indolent rather than active character, are visible upon the 
inferior part of the septum nasi, with appearances betokening the 
presence of others higher up upon it. 
8 th. — He feeds better. Let him take a drachm only, and that 
at night. 
9 th. — Feeds well again. The ulcerations upon the septum be- 
low have coalesced, and formed one large square ulcer. Let him 
take 3iss of the salt, morning and evening. 
10^A. — He was again taken off his appetite last night, and had 
to omit the ball. Reduce the dose to 3i. 
lliA. — His appetite has failed again. Omit the medicine this 
morning, but give the ball in the evening. 
Ylth. — His appetite is renewed ; the evacuations are regular ; 
the ulcer in the nose seems dried up on its surface, and the farcied 
limb is making progress towards recovery. 
YSth, 14 th, 1 5th . — He has continued his drachm doses up to 
this morning ; now, being off his appetite, the ball is remitted till 
night. 
1 6th, Ylth. — Continue medicine. 
18^, 19/A. — Augment the dose to 3iss. This again took him 
off his feed this morning. The ulcer in the nose exhibits a per- 
fectly dry even surface, though a bloodless one. The farcy is 
disappearing : to-night the ball is omitted. 
2 6th. — No medicine has been given since the morning of the 
19th. Nought but a white cicatrix remains, where the ulcer was, 
upon the septum nasi ; and the farcy ulcers are quite healed, and 
skinned over. The horse is, in fact, recovered, and is therefore 
discharged : with an injunction, however, that he be kept for some 
length of time to come apart from other horses. Afterwards he 
was sold, and so escaped my future observation. 
Case IV. — A large bay coach-horse, 24 or 25 years of age, in 
low condition, was admitted into the infirmary on the 24th July, 
1816, for a general attack of farcy, which has terminated in 
