88 On the Bloody Murrain. 



and after the lapse of eight hours, gave him the following 

 dose — 



One pound of Glauber's salts, 



One ounce each of nitre and cream of tartar, 



Two ounces of powder of ginger, 



Four table spoonsful of molasses. 

 On these ingredients were poured three half pints of 

 boiling water, and, when milk warm, the whole was given 

 in one dose. This he repeated twice^ observing intervals 

 of twenty- four or forty hours. In the course of two days 

 there were evident signs of convalescence. The steer was 

 housed during the above treatment, and prohibited cold 

 water; his messes consisted of scalded wheat bran, some- 

 times freely diluted w ith black snake-root tea. 



I very much regret that 1 can afford no further infor- 

 mation on this very interesting subject of inquiry. It is 

 nou six weeks since the death of my steer; no symptoms 

 of complaint similar to his have as yet appeared among 

 my cattle. As I know of no preventive, of course I could 

 apply none ; but I watch the approach of the foe, and am 

 amply supplied uith the above remedies, if, unfortu- 

 nately, I should be compelled to resort to their use. 



With great respect, yours. Sec. 



I. Wayne. 

 Richard TFistar^jr, 

 Sec, Fhilad. Agric, Soc, 



New Garden Townships Chester co, 



March 30th, 1819. 

 Sir, 



In the year 1816, I had a cow 7 years old, with a 

 calf about eighteen days old, both in fine order ; in the 

 evening, when the cattle were brought up to be milked, 

 my boy told me that this cow dunged blood. I exam- 



