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swelling, a linseed poultice should be applied warm and soft, and frequently changed in order 

 to keep it warm. . This will induce suppuration. In the same connection, give a tablespoonful 

 of saltpetre dissolved in the water that is drunk, morning and night. A little of the follow 

 ing mixture should be syringed well down into the throat several times a day: two ounces 

 chlorate of potash, dissolved in one quart of water. 



Leakage of Teats. A very safe practice to prevent this evil, is to procure some 

 collodion of a druggist, and as soon as the milking is over, cover the end of the teat with a 

 film of it. This dries almost instantly, shrinking as it dries, thus closing the opening so 

 gently as not to be injurious, and which will break away in milking. The use of elastic 

 bands around the teats, or any mechanical device that compresses them, will prove injurious. 



LeilCOrrhea, Or Whites. This is by no means a common difficulty with cows, and 

 is rarely attended with very serious consequences, except in extreme cases, when it reduces the 

 flesh and strength of the animal considerably. Such cows are never good breeders, being very 

 liable to abort. 



It is simply a catarrh of the vagina and womb that is attended with a discharge of a 

 whitish fluid of a muco-purulent nature, and exceedingly offensive in odor. In slight cases, 

 the frequent use of the syringe for a few days with warm water will generally end the 

 difficulty. 



&quot;When the discharge is profuse, or is caused, as is sometimes the case by the retention 

 of the after-birth at calving, the treatment should be as follows: Syringe thoroughly with 

 lukewarm water; afterwards give two injections a day of weak tea of white oak bark, or 

 what is better, a solution of carbolic acid, consisting of one part acid to eight parts water. 

 In connection with the same, the following combination will be found beneficial. Two 

 ounces of powdered cubebs, three ounces powdered gentian root, one ounce of powdered 

 sulphate of iron, and two ounces of marshmallow root. Mix, and divide into four parts, 

 giving one part mixed with a little water into a paste, by smearing it upon the root of the 

 tongue at morning and night for two successive days. After an interval of two or three days 

 repeat the same as before, continuing the treatment every alternate two days as long as it 

 may seem necessary. 



Lice. These are the most common parasites with which cattle are afflicted, yet they 



ox LOUSE. 



CALF LOUSE. 



BIRD LOUSE. 



will rarely be found, especially to any extent, where the proper sanitary conditions in 

 cleanliness are observed. Cattle that are worried and annoyed by lice will never be thrifty, 

 however well they may be fed. 



There are various species of lice that infest the ox, the principal of which are the 

 common ox louse, the calf louse (both being a species of Hoematopmus, or blood-suckers), 



