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pretty sharply, that the increased action in breathing will 
thoroughly drive the mucous substance out of his nostril. 
And to make it continue dry for a time, they force a pledget 
a considerable way up the diseased nostril; after having 
blown powdered alum or white vitriol into it. But a 
little attention will enable any one to perceive that the 
animal is in pain, and will make ineffectual efforts to sneeze ; 
and the foetid smell, so different from other discharges, will 
at once convince even an unexperienced person that the 
horse is glandered. 
FARCY. 
Symptoms. —This disease is nearly allied to glanders. Some 
have supposed it a modification of that malady. This, how¬ 
ever, is a mistake, as they are essentially different, as we 
shall point out. We have given it as our decided opinion 
that glanders is incurable, but not so farcy. The first symp¬ 
toms manifested are the appearance of small tumours, popu¬ 
larly called farcy buds , or buttons , situate close to some of 
the veins and following their course, connected by a sort of 
cord ; and hence they are called corded veins by farriers and 
veterinary surgeons. At first they are generally very small, 
and consequently may not be noticed for some weeks, until 
they have attained their full size; after which they usu¬ 
ally increase more rapidly, become hot, and cause con¬ 
siderable pain, and at length ulceration ensues. They first 
make their appearance about the face, neck, and throat; 
sometimes extending to the inside of the thigh, and produce 
lameness, and considerable swelling of the limb. A foetid 
discharge generally proceeds from both nostrils, which, in 
process of time assumes all the malignant characters of 
glanders, and is equally as contagious. 
it sometimes happens that farcy is progressing in the con- 
