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gently about for a quarter of an hour, as it greatly 

 assists the operation of the medicines. 



To prevent this disease, the animal ought to have 

 air and exercise daily, and such food given her as is 

 of a laxative nature, which will be of the greatest 

 utility in her latter months of gestation." 



INFLAMMATION AND SWELLING OF 

 THE) UDDER. 



This disease attacks cows about the time of calving, 

 and is sometimes so considerable as to cause an ab- 

 scess to form. As soon as it is observed, let the ani- 

 mal be bled freely, and take a pound of epsom salts 

 dissolved in a quart of gruel, to which a little castor 

 or linseed oil may be added. The swollen udder 

 should frequently be fomented with a decoction of 

 mallows or elder. The best method of doing this, is 

 to dip large woollen cloths in the hot decoction, and, 

 after wringing them, let them be applied so as to cover 

 the whole udder : this process should be continued for 

 some time, and repeated several times a day. When, 

 by these means, the inflammation has been removed, 

 Bome degree of hard, but not painful swelling may re- 

 main ; to disperse this, the following Hniment may be 

 rubbed on the part once or twice a day ; 



LINIMENT. 



Take of linseed oil, 4J ounces ; 



Spirits of turpentine, 1 ounce; 



Liquor of ammonia, i ounce. 

 Mix. 



Inflammation of the udder sometimes occurs in con- 

 sequence of catching cold, or a chiU, as it is more 



