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.been reared in the plains of Schonen, and 

 Weftrogothia, commonly fall into a dyfentery 

 when they come into the woodland parts, be- 

 caufe they feed upon fome plants, which cattle 

 ufed to thofe places have learned to avoid. In 

 the fpring, when the water hemlock is under 

 water, fo that the cows cannot fmell it, they 

 dye in heaps % But when the fummer comes on 



and 



* This aiFair is of fo much confequence to the farmer, that 

 i think it right to tranfcribe a paflTage out of Linnseus upon 

 this fubjeft. 



" When I arrived, fays he, atTornea, the inhabitants com- 

 plained of a terrible difeafe, that raged among the horned 

 cattle, which upon being let into the paftures in the fpring 

 dyed by hundreds. They defired that i would confider 

 this affair, and give my advice what was to be done in order 

 to put a Hop to this evil. After a proper examination! 

 thought the following circumftances worth obferving. 



1. That the cattle dyed as foon as they left off their win- 

 ter fodder, and returned to grazing. 



2. That the difeafe dimlniflied as the fummer came on, at 

 which time, as well as in the autumn, few dyed. 



3. That this dillemper was progagated irregularly, and not 

 by contagion. 



4. That in the fpring the cows were driven into a meadow 

 near the city, and that they chiefly dyed there. 



5. That the fymptoms varied much, yet agreed in this, 

 that the cattle, upon grazing indifcriminately on all forts of 

 herbs, had their bellies fwelled, were ieized with convulfions, 

 and ia a few days expired with horrible bellowings. 



6. That 



