90 On the Bloody Murraitu 



for labour sooner. 1 forgot to remark, that the same 

 kind of slimy matter oozed out of his horns, as I saw 

 in the horns of the last cow that died, and 1 have every 

 reason to believe that he would not have lived till morn- 

 ing if 1 had not bored his horns. As to the flour of sul- 

 phur and garlic, 1 know not whether they did any good, 

 but being harmless in sniall quantities, I have always re- 

 commended them, and have never known this method to 

 fail when taken in time. From all the information 1 can 

 collect, the catde that died v\ ith the disorder called the 

 bloody murrain, were affected in the same way, and this 

 method of treating them has succeeded in all cases since it 

 was discovered. As to prevention, 1 know of none ; but 

 intend to try an experiment by slitting the tails of my cattle 

 through the centre of the bone, about six inches up from 

 the lower end, and keeping the two separate until they 

 heal ; then they w ill have a brush and a forked tail. 

 Some time ago a genUeman from the southv\ard informed 

 me, that he had been told that in some parts of Europe 

 they cut off their catties' tails, about six inches from the 

 end, to pre\ent them from having the hollow horn, but 

 objected to it, as it took away their brush, which, in his 

 neighbourhood, was necessary for the health of the cat- 

 tle in summer to drive away the flies. My plan, if it answer 

 the purpose, 1 believe w ill remove the objection. 



I remain yours, with esteem, 



Jacob Jones. 



Richard JVistar, jwu 



Dowmngfow77f 4th mo, (April J Wth^ 1819. 



We had one heifer that was ill three days ; I gave her 

 salts, [supposed Glauber's] but to no effect, and the dis- 

 ease proved fatal. About eight or ten days afterwards, a 



