DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



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Having considered the veterinary art as far as 

 it relates to the diseases of horses, we will now pro- 

 ceed to the treatment of other domestic animals, 

 both in health and disease. It is much to be re- 

 gretted that the supineness of veterinary surgeons, 

 and the prejudices of farmers, have combined to re- 

 tard this branch of useful knowledge, and to preserve 

 the use of the most absurd and expensive remedies, 

 as they are improperly called. The loss whicli far- 

 mers sustain, from the improper treatment of cattle 

 when diseased, is immense, and, could the whole 

 be calcidated, would excite general surprise and 

 attention. 



It is much to be lamented, that few men of re- 

 quisite knowledge and experience have written on 

 this subject. The receipts usually recommended 

 are perplexing from their number ; useless, or rather 

 pernicious, from the heterogeneous ingredients they 

 contain ; and far too expensive for general use. 

 Uneducated farmers are fond of mystery in medical 

 matters ; and the more absurd and expensive the 

 receipt, the higher opinion they have of its efficacy. 

 ' It should be considered,' says Mr. John Lawrence, 

 in his able Treatise on Cattle Medicine, ' that ani- 

 mals, living in a state of nature, regulated by the 

 reason and experience of man, would be almost 



