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appearance of the disease, as the effort of vomiting 

 may ^sist in promoting the passage of the gall- 

 stone. If, however, the disease should arise in con- 

 sequence of previous inflammation of the liver, 

 vomits will be of no use, and the best remedies will 

 be mercurial purgatives with soap. The food should 

 consist of succulent and watery substances, especially 

 of fresh grass ; as it is found that v/hen cattle affect- 

 ed with this disease are sent to pasture, they com- 

 monly soon recover. Warm mashes of bran or malt 

 should be given frequently, both to obviate costive- 

 ness, 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, whenever the 

 weather and other circumstances permit, to give the 

 animal regular exercise in the open air ; but if ne- 

 cessity 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.' 



30. Aeortion. 



Amongst the many accidents and disorders to 

 which cattle are subject, abortion may be named, 

 on which subject we will offer a few remarks. 



Cows sometimes suffer abortion, or, as it is called, 

 slip their calf, before the usual time of labour. This 

 accident may be brought on by violent exercise, es- 

 pecially by leaping hedges or ditches ; by sudden 

 frights, knocks, or bruises ; and it is also said that it 

 may arise from bad smells, and ardent desire in the 

 cow ; but these latter causes are probably imaginary. 

 It is advised by some to keep cows who have slipt 

 their calves as free from having any commimication 

 with the rest of the cattle as possible, under the idea 



