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when particular care should be taken that cattle are 

 not exposed to currents of air from the north-east. I 

 have known a whole fold-yard of oxen, horses and 

 cows, dangerously affected in one night." 



Mr. Lawrence advises "if the animal shivers with 

 cold, and has cold breath, give a quart of warm ale, 

 (beer or warm water would answer probably as well,) 

 in which is infused a table-spoonful of grated ginger, 

 two of spirits of hartshorn, and one of laudanum, re- 

 peating It in six hours, if the chilly symptoms con- 

 tinue, allowing warm water and a deep bed of straw. 

 If feverish heat comes on, give nitre in warm water : 

 when fever becomes predominant, bleed two quarts, 

 unless the animal be a milch cow, which never ought 

 to be bled but in extreme necessity, and one ounce -of 

 cream of tartar, in three pints of warm gruel, sweet- 

 ened with honey or treacle, (molasses.) On recovery 

 of the beast, accustom it to the air by degrees, and 

 notwithstanding having been nursed in the house, it 

 will again become equally hardy as before." 



PERIPNEUMONY, PLEURISY, OR INFLAM- 

 MATION OF THE LUNGS. 



This disease most commonly occurs to working 

 cattle from over exertion, or from being suffered to 

 drink largely of cold water, immediately after work- 

 ing hard, and when in a state of perspiration. P 

 symptoms are shivering, loss of appetite, an appeal 

 ance of anxiety or depression, an increased motion of 

 the flanks, or quickness of breathing, cough, opening 

 the mouth, a discharge from the mouth and nose of 

 a glutinous nature, the inside of the nose red, eyes 

 dull, pulse hard, mouth harsh and dry, skin stiff, 

 cold extremities, body full as if swelled with herbage, 



