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for the cure is some warm ginger, or caraway tea ; and 

 a little of either of these simple articles pulverized, 

 may, with advantage, be given to the mother in her 

 food. If the mother is fat, and has not had sufficient 

 exei cise previous to parturition, we are not to be in a 

 hurry to stop the discharge, but merely to hold it in 

 check. If in poor condition, and still losing flesh, 

 then, in addition, give of tonic, and give freely of 

 gruel made of wheat flour; and while it continues 

 the foal should not depend altogether on his dam for 

 sustenance, but might have a daily allowance of boiled 

 cow's milk, cooled to about the temperature of milk 

 when drawn. Hay tea, to which a small quantity of 

 cow's milk may be added, is an excellent drink for the 

 young foal in the absence of its mother's milk. Try it, 

 reader, on your calves also, if you have occasion. 



The following astringent drinks for colts is effica- 

 cious, viz. : Angelica root, 1 ounce ; cranesbill, 2 ozs. 

 bayberry bark, i ounce ; African ginger, i ounce. 

 Pour on the above ingredients 2 quarts of boiling 

 water ; set them aside for a few hours. Dose : Half a 



