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to destroy insects and flies, with abundance of white- 

 washing. The men were recommended to use, as a 

 wash for the mouth, manganate of potash. The first 

 crop of grass in the field where the cattle lay before 

 tht ir sickness, and during it, has been destroyed also ; 

 and it is intended to use some disinfectant, such as 

 charcoal or lime, to spread over the field. Miss 

 B. C. feels so persuaded that some mode of treatment 

 could be found to alleviate, if not to save life, that 

 she has determined to employ a medical gentleman, 

 who kindly offers his services, and to take also the 

 advice of a good cow or veterinary surgeon, and to 

 try the effects of various remedies in some of the cow- 

 sheds where persons will be glad to let such experi- 

 ments be tried ; and it is also her intention to ask 

 the Privy Council to allow one of the Government 

 Inspectors to assist and report upon the cases. It 

 may not be altogether unimportant to add that the 

 state of the atmosphere seemed to have some effect 

 upon the health of the animals, as upon those occa- 

 sions the symptoms were most severe during the 

 thunder-storms which then occurred. The milk 

 which returned was found to be rather watery, and 

 the cream had a peculiar appearance. At first the 

 pigs declined it, and it was not thought advisable 

 to continue to give it at all to any animals for about 

 a week. It is now perfectly good. 



NOTE O. 



Advices from Holland, dated the Hague, Sept. 6, 

 state : " The cattle disease has now been observed 



