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blood-vefiels were very turgid and of a deep red, 

 particularly thofe of the large intcftinesy excepting 

 the rectum, (or what is commonly called the- tew- 

 gHt) which had a healthy appearance, as Jikewife 

 had the (tomach, milt, caul, liver, heart, hfngs or 

 lights, 6cC; and in fhort all the vifcera contained in 

 the cavity of the trunk. From thefe appearances I 

 will venture to fay, that the difeafe in queftion is a 

 violent inflammation of the inteftines; perhaps in 

 lb me meakue arifing from bruifes in (hearing, but 

 more fo from lofing a warm clothing, and being 

 iuddenly expofed to cold air and cold feeding. 



I beg leave therefore to recommend to farmers, 

 that on the full appearance of the complaint, they 

 put the fheep into a liable or other warm place, 

 and immediately bleed it very freely. Bruife a 

 quarter of an ounce of Tome earn e feed, fuch 



as carraway, anife, cummin, or fennel, and mix 

 thefe with two ounces of Glauber' purging falts in 

 a pint of water ; place it on nd make it boil 



for a few minutes, then drain it off: thcnV 



til TF 



quarter of an ounce of powdered jalap, and while 

 lukewarm give the (beep a quarter of a pint of this 

 liquor (rh'ft well (haken together) eve: .our 



It ihould have no food or cold water 

 till ■ but a little warm -water rhigHt be of 



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