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moist weather, etc., to all which cattle in this country are 

 generally exposed ; sour and mouldy hay, and the exclu- 

 sive feeding on corn-stalks, also contribute a good deal to 

 this disorder. 



As this disease is of an inflammatory character, the 

 application of spirits of turpentine and the like, which 

 produce inflammation, is entirely wrong. This is shown 

 by the strong throbbing of the heart, and the mixture of the 

 urine with the blood. If you stir with the forefinger in 

 the nostrils of the animal, a good deal of blood will be 

 discharged from them, and if you insert your hand into 

 the straight gut, you may bring out whole lumps of blood. 

 Boring the horns is, at most, curing symptoms and not the 

 disease ; the farmer is unfortunately confirmed in this 

 proceeding by the fact, that matter sometimes is dis- 

 charged from the bored horns ; but it is neither* recom- 

 mended by any experienced veterinarian, nor mentioned 

 in any scientific work on the veterinary art. I therefore 

 feel myself bound to recommend to every owner of cattle 

 the following mode of cure, tried a good many times by 

 me with success: 



When an animal is observed to be suffering from this 

 disorder, one or two quarts of blood, according to the size 

 of the animal, are to be drawn immediately from a neck 

 vein ; then two table-spoonsful of the following powder 

 are to be given three times a day, the powder being pre- 

 viously dissolved in a pint of lukewarm water ; this ia 

 to be continued until the animal recovers. 



Glauber salts, six ounces. 



Cream of tartar, two ounces. 



Purified saltpetre, two ounces. 



Powdered root of althea, one ounce and a half. 



It is necessary besides, to rub the animal frequently 

 during the disease, principally on the back. But if the 



