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Cure. — Bleeding is the first remedy, and must be 

 proportioned to the age and strength of the animal ; 

 perhaps from three to four quarts will generally be 

 found sufficient. The blood should always be mea- 

 sured. After this, give the following purgative 

 drink : 



Barbadoes aloes, _ - 3 drachms. 



Carbonat of potash, - 2 drachms. 



Sulphat of soda, - - 6 ounces. 



Warm water, - _ i pint. 



Mix, for one dose. 



This dose wall generally be found sufficient for an 

 animal of two years old. Should the disease occur 

 in situations wliere these medicines cannot be pro- 

 cured, give from four to six ounces of common salt 

 in a pint of water : the addition of four ounces of 

 castor oil, sw^eet oil, or even linseed oil, Avill render 

 it more efficacious. It may be proper to remind 

 the reader, that, as this disease frequently proves 

 fatal, in whatever manner it is treated, preventive 

 measures should never be lost sight of. Should the 

 animal, however, be relieved by tlie treatment we 

 have directed, considerable w^eakness may follow ; 

 for which give the foUovving, twice a day : 



Pow^dered carraway seeds, 1 ounce. 



Ginger, - - _ - 2 drachms. 



To be given in a pint of oatmeal gruel, or ale. 



If the joints be affected and swollen, rub them 

 with the following liniment : 



Linseed oil, _ _ - 4 ounces. 



Oil of turpentine, - - 2 ounces. 

 Liquid ammonia, or spirit of sal- 

 ammoniac, _ - - 1 ounce. J 



Mix. 



Setons in the dewlap, or other parts of the body, 

 are sometimes applied as preventatives of this dis- 



