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of bran or malt should be given frequently, both to obviate cos- 

 tiveness, and as being good articles of diet. If the disease 

 should continue obstinate, and the use of mercurial medicines 

 should be found necessary, the animal must be confined within 

 doors during night and bad weather. It will be proper, when- 

 ever the weather and other circumstances permit, to give the 

 animal regular exercise in the open air; but if necessity obliges 

 us to keep him within doors, the whole body, but especially the 

 belly, should be well rubbed for a considerable time twice or 

 thrice a day. This friction will be proper, even though regular 

 exercise can be taken in the open air." 



A gathering of thick clotted matter sometimes takes place 

 within the nostrils, which very much impedes respiration when 

 arrived at any height, and produces a snivelling noise when the 

 air passes through the nostrils. This affection is termed the 

 snores, or snivels, and is almost peculiar to cattle. The swelling 

 thus caused in the nostrils, usually proceeds to suppuration, and 

 when it breaks the animal is relieved. It should, therefore, be 

 hastened by the application of warm stimulating fomentations 

 or liniments. It is usual to inject the oil of bays up into the 

 nostrils; but probably the steam of warm water would answer, 

 and it might be easily applied by placing a warm bran mash into 

 a canvas bag, and tying it to the animal's head; repeating it till 

 the imposthume breaks. In the interim, the animal should be 

 kept in the house, and fed on good nourishing diet. 



In the publications issued by Dr. Jenner, who formerly prac- 

 ticed at Berkeley, in Gloucestershire, where he had frequent 

 opportunities of witnessing this disease amongst the cows, its 

 symptoms and origin are ably described: 



i( In this dairy country," observes Dr. Jenner, "a great num- 

 ber of cows are kept, and the office of milking is performed indis- 

 criminately by men and maid servants. One of the former hav- 

 ing been appointed to apply dressings to the heels of a horse 

 affected with the grease, and not paying due attention to clean- 

 liness, incautiously bears his part "in milking the cows, with some 

 particles of the infectious matter adhering to his fingers. When 



