154 EVERY MAN HIS OWN FARRIER 



had been discovered, or any effectual mode of pre- 

 ventive, except separating the healthy from the sick ; 

 he recommends, however, bleeding and purging at the 

 commencement of the disorder, with setons in tne 

 dewlap. After the operation of the purgative, he con- 

 siders opiates, aromatics, &c., such as caraway seeds, 

 ginger, cascarilla, &c., as the most proper medicine. 



A writer in the Gentleman's Magazine, quoted with 

 approbation, ^ Dr. W. Peck, a late learned and judi- 

 cious writer on veterinary medicine gives the following 

 directions to prevent and cure the disease. 



First. Avoid infection with the utmost diligence. 

 Secondly, Trust to none of the celebrated remedies 

 that may be propos'ed to you, unless founded on expe- 

 rience; most that have been offered by farriers are 

 known to be ineffectual, and many of them extremely 

 injurious. Thirdly. If your cattle are attacked, bleed 

 plentifully, repeatedly, and keep their bodies open. 

 Fourthly. Give them no dry food from the commence- 

 ment of the attack till the fever abates ; let their 

 mashes be thin, given warm, and very often, a little 

 at once ; keep them dry and warm. Fifthly. Give 

 no warm spicy drenches, at the commencement of the 

 disease. 



CATARRH, OR COLD; EPIDEMICAL COLD; 

 DISTEMPER. 



Colds are very common, particularly in wet or cold 

 weather ; and though they are often thought of too 

 little importance to require particular attention, yet, by 

 neglecting them, and suffering the animal to continue 

 exposed to the weather, the most serious consequences 

 may ensue. From such neglect we often find that the 



