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added to the camphorated spirits of wine, in quantity of one part iodine to four parts of the 

 latter; this should be thoroughly mixed, freely applied, and well rubbed over the udder 

 three or four times a day. With the last mentioned mixture it will be well to give once a 

 day from half of an ounce to an ounce of saltpetre with the food or water, the quantity to be 

 proportioned to the size of the animal. 



A liniment composed of one part iodine, one part ammonia, and one part vinegar is also 

 excellent for rubbing upon the udder to reduce the inflammation. In addition to this treat 

 ment it is well to permit the calf to run with the cow; this will keep the milk reduced in the 

 udder and relieve the congestion. Sometimes the udder is so swollen that the cow will riot 

 permit the calf to draw the milk. If the inflammation increases and becomes general, with 

 a high fever and occasional fits of shivering, give a dose of four or five ounces of gin or 

 whisky in two or three quarts of warm water; also an injection of warm water. Cover the 

 whole body with a heavy blanket or quilt, wrung out of as hot water as the animal will bear. 

 Over this put on dry blankets; this will cause a profuse perspiration which will have a ten 

 dency to break up the fever. After sweating from half to three-quarters of an hour (which 

 should be done in a warm stable), remove the blankets and rub the skin dry, avoiding a draft 

 or anything that will cause a chill, or the temperature of the body to become much reduced. 

 Then cover the body with a dry blanket. It may be necessary in some cases to give a dose 

 of purging medicine, such as from three-fourths of a pound to a pound of Epsom salts, a 

 half ounce of powdered ginger, half ounce of nitrate of potassa; mix and dissolve in a quart 

 of boiling water; then add a gill of molasses, and give it to the cow lukewarm. 



&quot;When the udder is much inflamed, a poultice may be applied which may be arranged 

 into holes in the bandage for the teats, and fastened over the back of the animal with a strap 

 to hold it in place. A water bag, as recommended in the treatment of puerperal or milk 

 fever is also excellent. When the udder suppurates, the matter should not be left to be 

 absorbed into the system, but if the poultice does not cause such swollen places to break, 

 they should be opened with a sharp knife or lance, and the matter be permitted to escape. 

 A cow that has once been attacked with this disease is liable to have it afterwards whenever 

 she calves, and to grow worse in this respect instead of better. A slight attack even, is 

 injurious, and great pains should be taken with heifers about to drop their first calf, in order 

 to prevent an attack at the time of all others that they are most predisposed to it. No matter 

 how valuable a cow may be, if even one teat, or one fourth of the udder is affected, her use 

 fulness as a milker is greatly impaired. Prevention in all cases of this kind is therefore 

 worthy of more consideration with the farmer than the curative remedies for the disease. 



Glossitis. This is an inflammation of the tongue, and is frequently due to some injury 

 to that organ, such as wounds from foreign bodies in the food, gravel, thorns, etc. ; in other 

 cases it is sometimes caused by the action of mercury on the system, that has been given as 

 medicine. The tongue becomes greatly inflamed and swollen, and the chief danger is from 

 suffocation by the swelling of the parts around the hyoid bone, thus closing the glottis. 

 Temporary or partial permanent paralysis of the tongue is sometimes occasioned by it, in 

 which case the tongue hangs from the mouth an apparently lifeless appendage. The tongue 

 should be carefully examined, and if there be any foreign substance in or about it, it should 

 be removed; afterwards bathe the tongue freely in warm water. 



It may be well also in the same connection to scarify it, making a few cuts in order to 

 make it bleed a little to reduce the inflammation. Give a laxative dose of about a pound of 

 Epsom salts dissolved in a quart of warm gruel, to which is added a half-ounce of powdered 

 ginger. The mouth should be frequently fomented with warm water and syringed out 

 afterwards with a mixture of vinegar and water, or a solution of a teaspoonful of alum to a 

 half-pint of water. The animal should be kept in a cool stable free from flies, and have 

 constant access to pure cold water, that it may drink whenever it likes. The stable should 



