DISEASES AND REMEDIES. 453 



The red water is sometimes attended with a lax state of the 

 bowels, and in some instances a considerable quantity of blood 

 is evacuated with the thin dung, and none with the urine. 



Cure. Purgative medicines are the best remedies in these 

 disorders. The following is recommended as a safe and effica- 

 cious purge: 



Castor oil, 6 ounces, 



Nitre, ........ I ounce, 



Epsom salts. . . . . . . .4 ounces, 



Whey, or thin gruel, ...... 1 quart. 



Mixed. 



Should this not prove effectual in removing the disease, the 

 following drink must be administered : 



Oil of turpentine, . . . . . . .2 ounces, 



Alum dissolved, ...... 1 ounce, 



Terra japonica, . ...... 1 ounce. 



Some prescribe the following: 



Epsom salts, . . . . . . .4 ounces, 



Cream of tartar, ...... 1 ounce, 



Castor oil, .... ... 4 ounces. 



Mixed in whey. 



After this gentle purge, the following to be given : 



Roche alum, . . . . . . .2 ounces, 



Tincture of cantharides, ..... 2 ounces. 



To be given in a quart of liine water. 



Mr. White observes, that an experienced farmer, whose cows 

 were affected by the red water, gave them half a pint of the 

 juice of the white-blossomed nettle, which speedily cured the 

 disease. 



When the animal is perceived to be frequently endeavoring 

 to stale, voiding only a small quantity, with considerable pain 

 and difficulty, mucilaginous drinks, such as infusion of linseed 

 and decoction of marshmallows, are most likely to afford relief. 



SCOURING ROT. 



Causes. This disease is met with at every season of the year, 

 but is more prevalent in autumn, particularly in low, swampy sit- 

 uations. This complaint generally arises from suppressed per- 

 spiration, induced by the sudden vicissitudes of the weather; 

 particularly when the animal has been over-driven, or heated by 

 working immediately before. Drinking too much water, under 

 similar circumstances, will likewise produce the disease. A want 



