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throat, which cannot be forced down, take a smooth pliable 

 rod and make a knob on the end, by winding and tying rags 

 round it, and run this down iis throat into the stomach, 

 which will force all before it into that receptacle. 



The staggers are easily known by the drowsiness, lethar- 

 gy, and staggering gait of the animal. This disorder is 

 sometimes occasioned by plethora, or fullness of blood, and 

 sometimes it is seated on the brain; in which case it is in- 

 curable, unless by trapaning. In the former case, the rem- 

 edy is to keep the beast housed, and to bleed and purge it 

 sufficiently. 



For wounds of cattle, see WOUNDS. 



The overflowing of the gall, which is sometimes called 

 the yellows or jaundice, is known by the yellow tinge in the 

 mouth and eyes ; and sometimes the whole body assumes a 

 yellowish cast. The nose is dry; the udder of the Cow be- 

 comes swollen, and yields but little milk, which also be- 

 comes yellow and curdled, on being boiled ; and sometimes 

 the fore-teeth become very loose. 



The beast affected with this disorder should be housed, 

 and have two or three gentle purges; then give it, twice a 

 day, a pint of beer in which has been infused, for three or 

 four days, about an ounce to each quart of the filings of iron, 

 and a small quantity of hardsoap. Let the beast be well 

 kept during the time with warm messes of bran, and other 

 nourishing food ; to which some olive-oil, or other purgative 

 medicine should be added, if the beast be costive. 



For curing this disorder, Mr. Dcane directs to take an 

 egg and empty it of its white, retaining its yolk, and fill the 

 cavity with equal quantities of soot, salt, and black-pepper ; 

 draw out the tongue of the beast, and with a smooth stick 

 push the egg down its throat. Repeat this two or three 

 mornings, and, he says, it will seldom fail of a cure. 



Sometimes, however, this disorder does not yield to the 

 yower of medicine ; but at length turns to the black jaun- 

 dice, which is incurable. 



The disorder called red- water, or voiding bloody urine, it 

 is believed, has seldom or never prevailed in this Country. 

 Its attacks are mostly on young beasts, which in that case 

 are seen leaving the herd, and exhibiting frequent ineffect- 

 ual attempts to void urine. 



The British practice has been to house the beast, and 

 give it two doses of glauber-sahs, of a pound each, in two 

 succeeding days: But this practice is condemned in * The 

 Complete Grazier; 9 and, instead of purgatives, strong decoc- 

 tions of Peruvian or whiteoak bark and alum are recom- 

 mended to be given, in such quantities, and at such times*, 

 as the violence of the disease may require. 



