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effort is greatly impaired, and, if hurried in the slightest 

 degree, it is seized with trembling and stiffness, and may 

 even fall again. Of the state of the circulation, when it 

 lies seriously ill, but little is known, as the pulse has not 

 been inspected. One observer perceived that the nose of 

 a heifer was hot, but others have found that part and the 

 skin generally cool. Perhaps their observations were 

 made in different stages of the disease. While lying 

 unable to walk, the animal will still eat freely, and also 

 take drink, but does not seem to have excessive thirst. Its 

 costiveness continues to the last, when the malady goes 

 on to a fatal termination. Of the symptoms which pre- 

 cede dissolution, we could not obtain a satisfactory ac- 

 count. Our witnesses generally declared, however, that 

 the abdomen does not swell in any stage of the disease. 

 When it assumes a chronic form, the animal is liable, for 

 weeks and even months, to muscular infirmity under ex- 

 ercise ; looks gaunt and thin, its hair assumes a dead ap- 

 pearance, and sometimes falls off in considerable quan- 

 tities, especially from the neck. 



TREATMENT. " We met with no medical gentleman," 

 says Dr. Mac Ilhenny, " who had subjected animals labor- 

 ing under this disease to a systematic, or even varied, 

 empirical treatment. All the people of the district have 

 one and the same indication to fulfil, that of opening the 

 bowels. When this can be effected, the animal, they 

 say, scarcely ever dies when it cannot, death occurs. 

 For the fulfilment of this indication, epsom salts have been 

 administered in very large quantities, even to pounds, but 

 without effect. Drenches of lard and various mixtures 

 have also been given, with no satisfactory result. Judge 

 Harold, near South Charleston, has exhibited calomel, 

 followed by lard no essential benefit. Dr. Toland has 

 administered the oil of turpentine, in doses of eight, 



