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Credit: A treatise on veterinary medicine. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![cestroys the horse in a very short time; at others it is remarkably slow, and continues in the same state lor a considerable time, without affecting either the appetite or strength. Jn the first stage of the farcy, while it is per- fectly local,. a cure maybe easily accomplished; and, should the disease be discovered quite at it's commencement, topical applications alone will be sufficient to remove it. If, indeed, the actual cautery b a freely applied at this time, so as to de- stroy the whole of the poisoned parts, the disease will be completely eradicated, and the chancre converted to a common sore. This will soon be evinced by the remarkable change that may be observed in it’s appearance : as soon as the slough conics offi, instead of looking foul, it will have a red healthy appearance, the matter will become white arid thick, the healing process goes-on ra- pid]’’, and the cure is soon completed merely Uy the application of digestive ointment. Should the disease,, however, have been neglected, or not perceived at it’s commencement; should the lymphatics be enlarged or corded (as it is termed by farriers), and the neighbouring glands swollen, the cure is by no means so certain. In this case, some of the poison may have got into the circu- lation, though it’s effects have not been visible. Even in this stage, however, the chancre may be](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24926590_0001_0138.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
