TREATMENT OF GLANDERS AND FARCY. 
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and bad nasal discharge on left side. Firing of gland, trephining 
of inferior maxillary sinus, astringent injection and arsenical 
powders. Destroyed February 1,1863. Remark: Glanders and 
partial gangrene of the basis of both turbinated bones. 
No. 101.—Horse, ten years old. Treated on September 17, 
1862, for local farcy on left hind leg. Firing and arsenical pow¬ 
ders ; issue uncertain. Somewhat suspicious yet, and put under 
surveillance. On December 10, 1862, symptoms of glanders ap¬ 
peared. Arsenical powders. Destroyed December 30, 1862. 
No. 111.—Horse, eight years old. Was treated for old chronic 
cough from February 4th to March 10, 1863, having had pneu¬ 
monia the year before. Falls suspicious on October 15th. Arsen¬ 
ical powders. Destroyed December 21, 1863. Remark: Glan- 
dered on post mortem examination. 
No. 123.—Horse, ten years old. Entered January 14, 1863, 
for suspicion. Bad nasal discharge, most abundant from right 
nostril; bad gland on same side. Astringent injections, arseni¬ 
cal powders, mercurial ointment. Destroyed February 1, 1863. 
Remark: Old glanders. I have seen on no other horse of this 
company such vast, large lesions of glanders in lungs and head as 
on this horse. 
No. 130.—Stallion, eight years old. Entered January 16, 
1863, for lameness, caused by a kick on^ tibia, when suddenly he 
commenced to roar, and died from general acute farcy on Febru¬ 
ary 4, 1863. 
No. 132.—Mare, seven years old. Entered November 5,1863, 
for hematuria and suspicion of farcy. Tonic, ferruginous, then 
arsenical powders, and later, phosphor oil. Destroyed January 
31, 1864. 
No. 137.—Horse, seven years old. Entered August 18, 1863, 
for incipient hydropericarditis and a phlegmonous swelling inside 
of hock joint. Mineral salts, tonic, diuretics. English medicine 
and arsenical powders; issue uncertain. September 13, 1863. 
Works light; the horse suffers now from chronic hydropericar¬ 
ditis, has no appetite, becomes weak and has a very strong beat¬ 
ing of heart. On November 15th he showed a bad gland and a 
light nasal discharge, getting worse every day, and was destroyed 
on December 24, 1863. 
