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holds its head low and moves with difficulty, costive, 

 on lifting the upper eyelid its under surface will be 

 found unusually red, sometimes approaching to orange. 

 If the disease happens to a milch cow, she soon looses 

 her milk, and the ears, legs, and horns are generally 

 cold. 



Dr. White says, " early bleeding is the grand spe- 

 cific in this complaint ; but it must not be done sparingly. 

 A cow or ox in tolerable condition, may lose from four 

 to six quarts with advantage; and, if the symptoms 

 do not abate in four or six hours, the operation should 

 be repeated, to the extent of three or four quarts, un- 

 less the animal faint ; whenever this occurs, on any 

 occasion, the bleeding of course must be stopped. 

 Faintness, however, when the disease is really inflam- 

 mation of the lungs, is by no means an unfavorable 

 effect of bleeding ; it is proof that the operation has 

 been carried to its full extent, and a recovery is most 

 likely to happen. A large seton should be put in the 

 dewlap, and moistened with oil of turpentine ; and the 

 sides should be well rubbed with the following embro- 

 cation : 



Take of flower of mustard, 4 ounces ; 



Oil of turpentine, 2 ounces ; 



Water of ammonia, 2 ounces. 



The whole to be mixed with as much water as will bring it to 



the consistence of cream. 



Immediately after bleeding, give the following drink : 



Take of camphor, 2 drams ; 



Nitre, 1^ ounces; 



Powdered caraway seeds, 1 ounce. 



To be given in a pint of gruel. 



«* Should the animal be costive, a clyster should be 



