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rise ; or they often arise from cold affecting the 

 animal internally, thus producing a slight fever, 

 which throws out these vesicles on the body, similar 

 to the scabby eruptions which appear about the face, 

 and more particularly the mouth of those persons 

 affected with cold. The blood in this disease is but 

 little affected, although a little of it oozes into the 

 vesicles on the skin, and communicates to them that 

 reddish tinge which gives origin to the name. 



Ctire. — In cases where the disease is violent, a 

 little blood should be taken. The sheep should be 

 placed in a fold by itself, the blisters slit up, and a 

 little infusion of Tobacco put into them ; and the 

 following medicine may be given for three or four 

 mornings successively. 



Flower of sulphur, - - 2 ounces. 

 Honey, treacle, or syrup, - 3 ounces. 



Mix them, and divide them into six doses, of 

 which one may be given every morning in half a 

 pint of warm water. If this is found unsuccessful, 

 half an ounce of nitre, mixed with the foregoing 

 receipt, will be attended with good effects, after 

 which a dose of salts may be given, and the body 

 washed with lime water. 



Another kind of Red Wafer has been described, 

 said to be caused by ' feeding on turnips and succu- 

 lent grasses. It attacks sheep that are in good con- 

 dition, and often destroys them in twenty-four 

 hours.' This, however is a different disease, and 

 consists in an inflammatory state of the system, af- 

 fecting particularly the internal parts. Here bleed- 

 ing is essentially necessary, after which the bowels 

 should be emptied by giving from one ounce to one 

 ounce and a half of Epsom salt. When the animal 

 recovers, he should not be too hastily turned into 

 the pasture with the other sheep. 



