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animal on its haunches and pour slowly and carefully. 

 If they strangle or cough let them down, as some jof the 

 drench may escape into the lungs and produce lung com- 

 plications. After the Glauber Salts have acted and if 

 there is a lack of appetite and the animal does not chew 

 the cud regularly, the following tonic will be found bene- 

 ficial : Pulv. Gentian Eoot, one ounce ; Pulv. Nux Vom- 

 ica, one ounce ; Pulv. Anise Seed, two ounces. Mix thor- 

 oughly and make into thirty-two powders. Give one 

 powder two or three times a day well back on the tongue. 

 The food must be rather laxative and of a digestible 

 character. After an attack of this form of indigestion, 

 ice cold water should be avoided. Food should be given in 

 moderate quantities, as any excess by overtaxing the 

 digestive functions may bring on a relapse. 



JAUNDICE 

 (Liver Congestion — Inflammation of the Liver) 



Cause: Jaundice or Liver Congestion is due to con- 

 stipation where there is an inactive or torpid condition 

 of the bowels and the bile which passes into the intes- 

 tines is absorbed and produces a yellow staining of 

 Jaundice. Jaundice is merely a symptom of a disease 

 and ought to direct attention to ascertain if possible the 

 cause or causes which give rise to it. Inflammation of 

 the liver usually occurs as a complication of infectious 

 diseases. It may also occur as a complication of intes- 

 tinal catarrh, or in hot weather from overheating, eating 

 decomposed or irritating food or from drinking stagnant 

 water. 



Symptoms: The signs are sometimes obscure and 

 their real significance is frequently overlooked. The most 

 prominent symptoms are the yellowness of the white of 

 the eyes and of the mucous membranes lining the mouth, 

 appetite poor, body presents an emaciated appearance, 

 the feces is light in color, while the urine is likely to be 



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