82 ROE ON CATTLE. 



with Tincture of Aloes. Do not remove the 

 sutures until quite loose. 



Horn-Ail and Tail Ail. 



The idea as expounded by many so-called 

 Cow Doctors, that there is a disease known as 

 Horn- Ail and Tail-Ail, is terribly absurd. That 

 the temperature of the horn is a drop in the cup 

 that goes to make up a diagnosis, &c., we know 

 to be a fact; but as to being a disease, the idea 

 is too absurd But the temperature of the horn, 

 no more than the temperature of the hoof goes 

 to make up a diagnosis. The heat or coldness 

 of certain parts of the animal only goes to show 

 that som'e organs, as the Brain, Stomach, or 

 Bowels are affected. At other times this increase 

 or loss of temperature may be due to local con- 

 gestion of the lungs, &c. Hence I contend that 

 the term Horn-Ail or Tail-Ail, as expressing the 

 condition of parts emphatically affected, is un- 

 worthy of notice. It shows lack of common sense 

 to uphold such a theory. You might as well put 

 salt in a man's big toe for tooth ache, as put salt 

 and pepper in a cow's tail for any affection. 



Black Tongue. 



This epizootic has raged very extensively, 

 at different times,in some of the Southern States. 

 Several persons have lost their lives by drinking 

 the milk from animals thus affected. The disease 

 affects the deer tribe, and any animal which may 

 feed upon the meat of such diseased animals. 

 The cause of this disease is yet obscure; but it is 



