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ease advances a loss of milk ensues, and a .total dis- 

 like to any food. 



This disease is caused by a surfeit of grain, and its 

 remedies are bleeding and purging ; the first to relieve 

 the urgent symptoms, the second to remove the cause 

 of the malady. The quantity of blood, according to 

 Dr. Skellet, should not be less than from two to three 

 quarts ; but as he prescribes for large cows, in the 

 vicinity of London, perhaps a smaller quantity would 

 be preferable for animals of but middling size. The 

 purging drink recommended by the same author is as 

 follows. 



Sulphur from 8 to 12 or 16 ounces, propor- 

 tioning it to the strength of the animal. 



When this has operated in unloading the stomach, 

 the weakness of that organ, the loss of appetite which 

 ensues, and the deficiency of milk connected with it, 

 will be repaired by medicines of an aromatic and bra- 

 cing nature, such as coriander, ginger, aniseed, &c. 

 Diluent liquors and mashes form the proper food for 

 some days. 



STRAINS AND BRUISES. 



When these accidents occur in a considerable de- 

 gree, or if an important part has been injured, bleed- 

 ing is highly proper. As inflammation is the common 

 effect of these injuries, fomentations are at first the 

 most proper applications ; and, when the inflammation 

 has subsided, the linament recommended for swollen 



