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of wine, if there appear to be occasion for it, and 

 given as a drink every two or three hours, is sometimes 

 given with success. Some hours after, half a pailful 

 of warm water with a little meal or fine bran stirred 

 into it. This blanchech water, as it is termed, should 

 be continued for five or six days, and if the cow be 

 very weak, and there is great difficulty in restoring 

 her, the wine or cider toast may be given for a few 

 days. 



It is necessary, also, in such cases, to administer 

 clysters, daily, of red wine and water, or of an infu- 

 sion of camomile flowers in water. And some of the 

 same liquor may be injected into the womb. These 

 clysters and injections give that tone or strength to the 

 uterus, and parts connected with it, which is required 

 for the expulsion of the after-birth. 



It is of importance not to confound the weakness 

 which is the consequence of the exhaustion of vital 

 power or strength with that which results from oppres- 

 sion only. In the former case, all the external parts 

 are relaxed and cold ; the eyes are pale, there is but 

 little heat in the mouth and vagina ; the muzzle is 

 cold and moist, the pulse small and weak, and the res- 

 piration slow ; in this case, the strengthening toast 

 and wine beforementioned is necessary ; but in the 

 second case, on the contrary, the breath from the 

 mouth and nostrils is hot ; the eyes are red and rather 

 fierce ; the mouth hot, dry, and parched ; the muzzle 

 dry ; the thirst excessive ; breathing very quick ; the 

 vagina red and inflamed; the skin dry and tight; the 

 pulse hard and quick ; this is a real inflammatory 

 fever, which can only be subdued by bleeding, cooling 

 drinks with nitre, acidulated drinks with honey, and 

 by emollient clysters. These are the only means that 

 can^be employed under such circumstances to promote 



