278 THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



um, | oz., nitrate potassium, -J oz., water in proportion, 

 twice daily. 



PRURIGO 



Is sometimes called ' spring-lice/ It is especially com- 

 mon in the spring. Pimples appear on the body and legs, 

 crusts form, which, with the hair, are shed. Coat stares. 



Treat as for nettle-rash. 



ELEPHANTIASIS 



Is said to be "a blood disease, probably originating in 

 an animal poison, and manifestiug its existence either by 

 the deposition of a peculiar albuminous substance in the 

 skin, mucous membrane, and other surface tissues of the 

 body, or by affecting chiefly the nervous centers and the 

 nerves. This double mode of manifestation of the disease 



Fig. 123. Elephantiasis. 



has caused its division into two kinds — tubercular and 

 anaesthetic." "Both forms are chronic in their course, 

 commencing insidiously, progressing slowly, and lasting 

 for years, sometimes terminating in spontaneous cure and 

 sometimes in death." (Erasmus Wilson.) 



For further information and remedies, see page 164. 



