HO 



While dealing with cattle and disease incidental to them, 

 I may mention that in Mysore about October a disease 

 closely resembliijg Murrain aften attacks the herds. I am 

 not gifted with any technical knowledge as to the predis- 

 posing condition which induces this affection, but having 

 read Dr. Shaw's Memorandum on Impaction of the Oma- 

 sum, I gave strict attention to my herd at the particular 

 season when the grass throws out a long seed stalk. For 

 15 or 20 days I kept all my cattle in the shed and fed 

 them on straw, and although the village cattle were dy- 

 ing in dozens all around me, I had not one case of di- 

 sease. I have now adopted this plan for several years 

 with great success. I am led to believe that the grass 

 at the particular period referred to, becomes not only bit- 

 ter, but is little mare than woody fibre, the gastic juices 

 are unable to dissolve it and inflammation is the result. 

 I have made several post mortem examinations and in each 

 case found the folds of the maniplus completely obstructed 

 and stuffed with the hard fibrous portions of this grass, 

 all the other organs were also highly inflamed. I saved a 

 few animals by giving them each a bottle of common castor 

 oil and mixing saltpetre with their drinking water; but 

 generally speaking the disease proved fatal. I saw one case 

 treated successfully, with a drench composed of Calomel 

 Condy's Fluid and gruel, but I fancy such a remedy 

 meant " Kill or Cure." Asafoetida (<aortj) has also been 

 used with a success. I strongly advocate prevention as at 

 least more feasible than cure. 



To kill maggots in wounds or sores in cattle there is 

 nothing better than a pinch of Calomel, but if this is not at 

 hand in the jungle, the leaves of the wild Tobacco (Toom- 

 bay Suppoo) &os5$ ^3^) pounded on a stone with a little 

 lime, will answer almost as well. 



