196 SHEEP DISEASES. 



Treatment: Largely preventive; the wise sheep 

 man does not allow his sheep access to the leaves 

 while they are very hungry. 



Throwing cold water on the head, with inhala- 

 tions of ammonia, and the hypodermic injection 

 of one-tenth or one-twentieth grain of atropin is 

 about all that can be done. Even this must be done 

 immediately, and therefore by the herder, to be of 

 any avail. 



8. Laurel. 



Botanical name Kalmia angustifolia; kalmia 

 lati folia. 



Common names Laurel; sheep laurel; lambkill, 

 and in the southern states, ivy. 



It is a common plant in the eastern part of our 

 country, growing in the woods with great profu- 

 sion. It is a shrub with a pink flower. It is eaten 

 only when the animals are famished for food or 

 green forage. 



Symptoms: Frothing at the mouth; labored 

 breathing; loss of sight; paralysis; coma and 

 death. 



Treatment: The potassium permanganate and 

 aluminum sulphate drench may be given at once, 

 and one-twentieth of a grain of atropin hypoder- 

 mically. Usually the animal is beyond recall when 

 discovered. 



9. Veratrum. 



Botanical name Veratrum viride or speciosum. 

 Common name Hellebore, Indian poke root. 



A stout, coarse plant growing about three feet 

 tall. The leaves are broad, with greenish- white 



