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of the soft parts above the bandages, when suppuration 

 under the bandage may be suspected. The bandage 

 must now be removed, and if no abscesses or ulcers are 

 discovered, it should be immediately reapplied. After 

 the fracture has become reunited, there will still be 

 some swelling around the bone at that part. This will 

 be gradually removed by applying a small quantity of 

 HEARD'S AMERICAN EMBROCATION every other day. 



LUMP-JAW IN CATTLE BIG HEAD- 

 ACTINOMYCOSIS. 



THIS is a disease known to scientists as Actinomycosis 

 and is found in man, cattle, and swine. 



Causes. It is in all cases caused by the growth of a 

 plant fungus that takes for its sustenance, first the soft 

 structures of the mouth and then the bone, spreading in 

 this manner until, in old cases, a considerable portion 

 of the jaw is destroyed. It is asserted by some authors 

 that the fungus or its spores are sometimes found on the 

 fodder that the cattle feed on. Especially is this true 

 of barley and some other cereals. The spores of this 

 fungus may be taken into the stomach and intestines, 

 and the disease has been found in many of the internal 

 organs as well as the jaw. 



Spmptoms. There will first be noticed a swelling at 

 some part of the jaw. This slowly increases in size un- 

 til it bursts, leaving an open sore which will not heal 

 and prevents the animal from thriving or eating solid 

 food. The disease is fatal in all cases that are allowed 

 to run their course to the end. 



