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if no favorable change be produced in a quarter of an hour, 

 repeat the dose. Fox sheep, about a gill should in like man- 

 ner be given, and the dose repeated if necessary. This, he 

 says, will not fail of a cure in half an hour. To prevent this 

 disorder, cattle should not be turned at first with empty stom- 

 achs into rich pastures ; nor should they be allowed to feed on 

 potatoes, and some other roots, without their first being cut 

 into pieces. 



Staggers. — This disease is known by the drowsiness, leth- 

 argy, and straggling gait of the animal. It is sometimes occa- 

 sioned by plethora or fullness of blood, and sometimes it is 

 seated on the brain; in which case it is incurable, except by 

 trepanning. In the former case, the remedy is to keep the 

 ■beast housed, and bleed and purge it sufficiently. 



Overflowing of the gall, and which is sometimes cal- 

 led yellows or jaundice, is known by yellow tinge in the 

 moutl#and eyes, and sometimes the body assumes a yellow- 

 ish cast, the nose is dry ; the udder of the cow becomes swol- 

 len, and yields but little milk, which also becomes yellow, 

 and curdled when boiled, and sometimes the fore teeth become 

 .very loose. Remedy. — The beast should be housed, and have 

 two or three gentle purges ; then give it twice a day a pint of 

 beer, in w^hich has been infused, for three or fo t days, about en 

 ounce to each quart of the filings of iron, and a small quantity of 

 hard soap. Let the beast be vvell kept during the time with 

 warm messes of bran, and other nourishing food, to which 

 some olive oil, and other purgative medicine should be added, 

 if the beast be restive. For curing this distemper Mr. Dean 

 directs, to take an egg and empty it of its white, retaining its 

 yolk, and fill the cavity with equal quantities of soot, salt, 

 and black pepper; draw out the tongue of the beast, and with 

 a smooth stick push the egg down its throat.' Repeat 

 this two or three mornings, and be says, it will seldom fail of 

 a cure. Sometimes this distemper does not yield to the pow- 

 er of medicine, but at length turns to the black jaundice 

 "which is incurable. 



PA?fTASiE. — Syp»^tomsare the panting or heaving of the 

 animal's flanks, w^ich is accompanied with trembling and a 

 decay of flesb. Remedy. — House the beast, and give it every 

 six hours <^ring the continuance of the chilly symptoms, 6 



