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The following is also an excellent drench, which 

 may be poured into the calfs nostrils. 



RECIPE No. 22. 



Oil of turpentine, a table-spoonful ; 



Sweet oil, a tea-spoonful ; 



Warm water, a quarter of a pint. 



v.— CANKER IN THE MOUTH. 



Cause. — Heat of the body, induced probably by 

 costiveness; and, like most other disorders to which 

 calves are subject, it arises from improper food, or that 

 which is not easy of digestion. 



Symptoms. — The mouth is so affected, that the 

 young calf cannot eat properly. The inside of the 

 cheeks and gums are tender, red, and ulcerated, and 

 the teeth loose. It is sometimes accompanied with 

 fever, and then internal remedies must be applied. 



Remedy, — The following mixture is generally a 

 cure for this complaint : 



RECIPE No. 23. 



Burnt alum, half an ounce ; 



Rock alum, half an ounce ; 



Common salt, half an ounce ; 



Armenian bole, in powder, half an ounce ; 



Honey, two ounces. 



Pour a pint and a half of hot vinegar upon these ingredients in 

 a covered jar : close it down, and when cold, put it into a 

 bottle for use. 



The mouth must be well washed, two or three times 



