GENERAL DISEASES. 



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Mix 12 oz. (ounces) each of carbolic acid and sodium 

 bicarbonate with 4 fluid oz. of glycerine ; give 2 table- 

 spoonfuls of the mixture in a quart of water 3 times daily. 

 The latter mixture is much used in America. 



Kill all hopelessly sick cattle and bury the carcasses 6 

 feet deep, spreading quick lime over them. Disinfect 

 premises and everything used in treating the sick. Sep- 

 arate sick from well. 



BLACK-LEG OR BLACK QUARTER, 



Also called symptomatic anthrax, quarter ill, inflamma- 

 tory fever, carbuncular erysipelas, emphysema infectuo- 

 sum, speed, Chabert's disease, &c, is a very fatal and in- 

 fectious disease. It is caused by a rod-like germ very 

 similar to the ' bacillus anthracis/ 



The disease is peculiar to calves and cattle under two 

 years of age. Setoning the dew-lap (fold of skin on 

 throat), first dressing the seton with black oil, is said to 

 be an almost certain preventive. Recovery from this dis- 

 ease is rare. Death usually occurs in two or three days 

 from blood poisoning. 



Fig. 98. Three-jointed, sharp Seton Needle. 



Symptoms. — Dull; listless; lame in one or two limbs, 

 either hind or fore ; appetite fails ; stops chewing cud ; 

 thirst; head protruded; white of eye bloodshot; mouth 

 hot ; moans ; if forced to move, staggers and drops down ; 

 constipated ; then feces become soft and tinged with blood ; 

 skin dry and rough ; harsh and staring coat ; urine, at 



