470 AMERICAN CATTLK. 



If the above medicine cannot speedily be procured, the fol- 

 lowing may be substituted for it : 



Flour of mustard, . . . . . .1 ounoe. 



Common salt, ...... half a pound. 



Linseed oil, sweet oil, or any oil that is not very rancid, or 

 even hog's lard, ...... half a pound, 



Water, ....... 1 quart. 



A glass of spirits may be added to the above. 



Should the animal be in good condition, or the inner surface 

 of the eyelid appear unusually red, she should be copiously bled ; 

 but should the complaint be attended with looseness, or the bow- 

 els be in an irregular state, especially if the inner surface of the 

 eyelid be pale, and the animal appears somewhat weak, no blood 

 should be taken, but the following carminative drink may be 

 given : 



Tincture of opium. . . . . . .6 drachms, 



Spirit of nitrous ether, ..... 2 ounces, 



Oil of turpentine, . . . . . .1 ounce, 



Water, ....... 1 pint. 



Mixed for 1 dose. 



Should the purging drink be found necessary, clysters may be 

 applied for the purpose of promoting its operation. When the 

 colic is produced by feeding greedily upon grains, or any other 

 kind of food, the cow must be fed cautiously for several days 

 after, and have the following stomachic drink administered once or 

 twice a day, in order that the tone or energy of the stomach may 

 be restored: 



Carbonate of ammonia, . . . . . .2 drachms, 



Powdered gentian, ...... 1 ounce, 



Powder ginger, ....... half an ounce, 



Infusion of camomile flowers, .... 1 pint. 



Mixed for one dose. 



When the colic is caused by costiveness, or feeding upon dry 

 food, the state of the bowels should be attended to, as soon as 

 the animal has been relieved by the operation of the purgative 

 drink. Should the animal not have a change of diet, some salt 

 must be mixed with the food; or, if the animal will riot eat it, 

 she should be drenched with three or four ounces of salt, dis- 

 solved in water, daily, in order that her bowels may be slightly 

 opened, and her appetite for water increased. 



[NOTE. This disorder is probably the equivalent to colic 

 in horses. An intelligent physician assured us that he had cured 

 several horses of violent attacks, by simply giving them a dose 



