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stands in one place, continually moaning or grunt- 

 ing ; she falls and struggles violently ; sour fluid 

 mixed with food rises from the stomach, and is dis- 

 charged from her nostrils and mouth, and at last 

 death. 



TREATMENT. Give the SPECIFIC for COLIC, F F, 

 every fifteen minutes, a dose of twenty drops. After an 

 hour, alternate it with the SPECIFIC for INDIGESTION, J J, 

 at the same intervals ; and when better, prolong the 

 intervals to half an hour, an hour, or two hours. 



In some extreme cases, when, as from eating new 

 clover, or other rank succulent food, the production 

 of gas is immense and the animal rapidly growing 

 worse, the trocar or even a narrow-bladed knife may 

 be used, to afford immediate relief. It must be plunged 

 inward and downward into the paunch, on the 

 left side of the belly, midway between the last rib and 

 the haunch-bone. This is only a resource in extrem- 

 ity, as the SPECIFICS, F F, and J J, in all such cases 

 act promptly and perfectly, as experience has abun- 

 dantly testified. 



Diarrhea, Scouring. 



Diarrhea is more common in old cattle and calves 

 than in those of middle age, where it is generally of 

 kttle importance, soon correcting itself, especially in 

 the spring, when herds are first turned into green 

 fields. The usual causes are, decayed cabbages, bad 

 grains, or other improper food or impure water; 

 sudden change to rich pastures ; the use of purgative 

 medicines; exposure to cold and wet; acrid bile; 



