314-The "book of the Goat. 



The goat must be separated from the kid and kept shut 

 up in a warm, well -sheltered place. The udder must be 

 emptied frequently. A dose of Epsom salts should be 

 administered, and repeated in three days, the udder, in 

 the meantime, being freely bathed with hot salt-and-water. 

 When the inflammation and swelling have subsided, the 

 gland may be gently rubbed with soap liniment once daily. 

 If this does not arrest the disorder, but the udder turns 

 black, the services of a veterinary surgeon must be 

 obtained. 



Lice. 



These are disgusting and troublesome pests, and, with 

 goats that are much petted by children, especially objec- 

 tionable. They often appear in large numbers in the 

 hair of goats or kids that have got into a low and poor 

 condition from insufficient food or sickness. A good and 

 simple remedy is to sponge the animal thoroughly with 

 tobacco-water to which a little spirits of tar has been 

 added, the proportion being a wineglassful of the latter 

 to a quart of the decoction of tobacco. Mercurial oint- 

 ment one part, mixed with seven parts of lard, is a certain 

 killer of these vermin, but it is a nasty process and a 

 dangerous one, the ointment being very poisonous. An 

 indiarubber syringe charged with some insect- destroy ing 

 powder, such as that sold by Keating, which on pressure 

 is blown into the hair of the animal, has been employed 

 with advantage in some cases. If goats are properly 

 fed and cared for, however, and their coats regularly 

 brushed and combed out, such vermin will not establish 

 themselves. 



Toison*. 



Although goats will consume with impunity many 

 herbs which, if eaten by other animals, would rapidly 



