74 ROE ON OATTLE. 



hot, and let them burn together until pulverized, 

 and then add a tablespoonfull of Lard. Cleanse 

 once or twice each day and apply it. 



Condition Powders 



Take I ft Ginger; 1 ounce of Anise seed (pul 

 verized); 1 ounce Fenugreek Seed; 2 ounces of 

 Ginseng Root (pulverized); 2 ounces Sumach 

 Bark (pulverized); and 1 ounce of Antimony. 

 All of which mix with 1 ft> Brown Sugar. This is 

 excellent for horses troubled with chronic cough ; 

 such as a long standing cold, or that lingering 

 from Distemper, heaves or any kind of long 

 standing coughs, as well as to restore an appe- 

 tite. 



THE SPANISH OR TEXAN FEVER. 



A disease called Spanish Fever, Texas Fe- 

 ver, and Mexican Fever, has for years past 

 proved quite destructive to the cattle in some 

 localities. In the Northern United States the 

 disease is brought from the South by the droves 

 of Spanish cattle brought from Texas and Mex- 

 ico. The disease occurs among these cattle, and 

 from them is communicated, either by contagion 

 or infection, to the native cattle. But a curious 



