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quence of being removed from a cow-house to some 

 exposed situation. It may also proceed from sudden 

 transitions from heat to cold. It is also occasioned by 

 some extraneous matter adhering to the interior of the 

 throat or trachea. 



REMEDIES. Some recommend warmth, with a 

 constant but moderate supply of succulent food. 

 Colds may also be relieved by a pint of the following 

 mixture, to be administered twice or thrice a day : 



Pyroligneous acid ... 2 quarts, 



Treacle .... 2 pounds, 



Nitre 2 ounces, 



Warm water .... 4 pints. 



Besides the above, the animal should be drenched 

 twice or thrice every day with the following dose of 

 medicine : 



Powdered aniseed . . 2 ounces, 



Vinegar of squills . . 2 ounces, 



Honey .... 3 ounces, 



Ale warmed ... 2 quarts. 



HOOSE, OR HUSK. 



This is the name commonly given to an affection 

 characterised by a spasmodic husky cough, and 

 dependent on the presence of parasites in the air- 

 passages. Calves and yearlings on certain farms are 

 prone to be affected with a fatal form of bronchitis, 

 and the deaths annually from this disease are 

 numerous. In other farms " Verminous Bronchitis" 

 is unknown. The parasite belongs to the family 

 classed strongylus, and is named " Strongylus Mic- 

 rurus." A similar parasite attacks foals. A some- 

 what similar, but a different parasite (Strongylus 

 Filaria) is found in the bronchial tubes and wind- 

 pipe of lambs and ewes. Low-lying, damp pastures 



