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lower part of the belly ; staggering whilst walking ; 

 disinclination to move, both when standing up and 

 when lying clown ; the movements of the calf, pie- 

 viously vigorous, become less frequent, and soon 

 cease ; the breathing is labored and quickened ; a 

 yellowish discha;ge comes from the bearing; the 

 belly continues to fall ; the cow is feverish and moans 

 occasionally ; the calf-bed contracts at last and ex- 

 pels the calf, which is usually dead, or dies in a short 

 time. 



TREATMENT. The cow should be placed by her- 

 self in a well-aired, quiet stable j food should be 

 light and sloppy ; fat cows should not be fed on rich 

 and stimulating food, while lean ones should receive 

 that which is more nourishing. If the calf is dead, 

 the sooner it passes off the better ; and it should be 

 deeply buried away from the cattle or herd. 



Give fifteen drops of the SPECIFIC for MISCAR- 

 RIAGE, G G, every six hours, and the dose may be 

 repeated two or three times should the threatening 

 symptoms continue after the first or even second 

 dose has expended its action. 



This interval should elapse between doses, as too 

 rapid ones may even defeat the object, by over-ex- 

 citement^of the system, while a single dose often ar- 

 rests a miscarriage at once. 



If a cow has previously miscarried, she should 

 have every few days along about the time when it 

 may be expected, a dose of the above SPECIFIC as a 

 preventive; or if slinking prevails in a herd or 

 neighborhood, a dose of the SPECIFIC for MISCAR- 



