DAIRY REMEDIES 165 



ding. In a bad case give ten drops of aconite, night 

 and morning. 



For Bloody Milk use the above remedy. Give 

 powdered sulphur and alum, one teaspoonful daily. 



For Diarrhea and Prolapsus use the above reme- 

 dies, also an injection of extract tannin, starch and 

 laudanum. 



For Caked Udder, rub the udder thoroughly for 

 ten or fifteen minutes three times daily, with water 

 as hot as the hand can bear. Rub dry and then 

 apply warm raw linseed oil freely with the hand. 

 The udder will absorb a considerable quantity, often 

 half a pint. 



Physic for Cows. From one to one and one-half 

 pounds Epsom salts, with two ounces ginger, ac- 

 cording to size and condition of cow, dissolved in 

 one quart of water, is recommended for one dose. 



Prolapsus Uteri (Inversion of Womb). Carefully 

 place a clean sheet under the parts inverted, if the 

 cow is down, then wash and carefully cleanse with 

 sponge or cloth and warm water. Push back to 

 place with folded hand. Never distend the fingers 

 in the operation, as there would be danger of punc- 

 ture. If the cow is in distress and strains so as to 

 prevent crowding the parts back, give one ounce 

 chloral. As soon as straining stops, crowd the in- 

 verted parts to place and hold them there with pine 

 plug made smooth, with knob at end. The plug 

 should be about twelve inches long and two inches 

 thick, with cloth placed over the end. The plug is 

 held in place by means of a heavy duck bandage. 

 One or two of these bandages should always be on 

 hand, for when wanted there is no time to make 



