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is undoubtedly the most effectual remedy to remove the cake 

 (hardness) from a cow's bag: 



Fluid extract of belladonna 1 ounce. 



Soft soap ^ pound. 



Mix, and use only what you need at a time, and apply 

 twice per day. 



Fig. 56. Milking Tube. 



Another way this can be done is to wet the bag with the 

 belladonna, and then with a piece of strong lye soap make a 

 thick lather on all the swelled, caked portions of the bag, and let 

 remain for six or eight hours, when you can wash off with warm 

 water and apply again. Keep this up as long as there is any 

 fever in the bag. Long continued, gentle hand-rubbing and 

 kneading the affected parts is very beneficial. Strip out all the 

 milk you can four or five times a day, or the milking tube (Fig. 

 56) may be inserted to drain off the milk as fast as it forms. If, 

 after the fever leaves the udder, there are hard places still re- 

 maining, apply the following: 



Tincture of iodine 6 ounces. 



Tincture of opium 2 ounces. 



Soap liniment 4 ounces. 



Mix, and apply with friction, tw.o or three times per 

 day. 



Also give 2 drams of iodide of potash as a drench in 1 pint 

 of water every morning and night before feeding. If abscesses 

 form they should be lanced and let the matter out; and syringe 

 out the cavity once a day with a weak solution of carbolic acid. 



