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When scouring has continued long, considerable 

 irritation in the membrane which lines the intestines 

 and loss of its mucus must be the consequence. To 

 mitigate this, mucilaginous drinks should be freely 

 given. For this purpose, let a pound of linseed meal 

 be boiled to a jelly in two gallons of water, and add to 

 it an ounce of nitre. This will be sufficient to form 

 six draughts, of a pint and a half each, to be diluted 

 in half-a-gallon of warm water. Some practitioners 

 recommend a quarter of a pound of starch to be added 

 to the above quantity of linseed. Gruel made of 

 milk and flour may be given with advantage ; and if 

 the dung assumes a dark colour with a disagreeable 

 odour, then about a gill and a half of castor oil must 

 be administered, and this may be assisted by clysters 

 of gruel, butter, and laudanum. 



When the disease becomes inveterate, some 

 veterinarians have recommended strong tonics, which, 

 in many instances have proved effectual. The follow- 

 ing recipe will frequently prevail in bad cases : 



Prepared chalk . . . \ pound, 



Ground cassia . . . . \\ ounce, 

 Ground ginger \ ounce, 



Laudanum i ounce ; 



to be made into four balls, and given every four or 

 five hours. 



Should all the above remedies prove ineffectual, 

 the disease may then be treated as an affection of the 

 liver, and the following ball administered : 



Blue mercurial pill ... 3 drachms, 



India rhubarb .... 3 drachms, 



Castor oil .... 3 ounces, 



Oatmeal ..... 4 ounces ; 



which should be repeated for three or four days in 

 succession. This may, however, produce sickness 



