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night and morning, after the milk has been drawn off; 

 and if the udder be very bad, repeat the milking in 

 the middle of the day, and bathe the parts affected 

 with cold water. 



When the purging draughts have operated, give 

 the following occasionally, which will not only help 

 to eradicate the disease, but is excellent as a preven- 

 tive of its recurrence : 



No. 27. — Nitre, 2 ounces ; powdered aloes, half an ounce; salt 

 of tartar, 1 ounce ; yellow resin, powdered, 4 ounces ; juniper ber- 

 ries, powdered, and ginger do. 2 ounces ; molasses, a gill. Mix, 

 and give it wann. 



BLAIN, OR FEVER, WITH SWELLING. 



Called also by the name of hawkes, or gargyse, is 

 a disease which, ahhough not unfrequent, in general 

 is not discovered until it has made some progress ; it 

 then appears with a ssvelling of some part, and in 

 some lew instances, extends over the whole surface 

 of the body, accompanied with feverish symj)toms. 



Symptoms. — The animal appears dull and languid ; 

 the eyes red and inflamed, with tears trickling from 

 them ; swelling in some part of the body, as about 

 the nose, lip, and under the chops, extending to the 

 brisket, or even under the belly till the udder is affect- 

 ed. Sometimes the swelling begins about the eyes, 

 and appears on other parts of the body; there are of- 

 ten blisters under the tongue, and back part of the 

 mouth ; the pulse is quicker than natural ; there is 

 more or less beating of the flanks, and the bowels are 

 somotim'.js bound. As the complaint ad^/ances, a co- 

 pious flow of saliva proceeds from the mouth ; the 

 beast gets weak, and reduced ; a C(:nsiderable quan- 

 tity of watery matter congregates in the tumefied part; 

 which must be discharged by puncturing wiih a 

 knife. 



Care. — Ulecding is chiefly to be depended on in 

 the cure of this disease ; on its first appearance, three 

 or four quarts of blood, according \o the size and 

 strength of the beast, s-hould be takt-n away, and re- 

 pealed if necessary. After bleeding, administer the 

 following cooling purging drink : 



RECirE No. 28.— Salts, 12 ounces; nitre, 1 ounce ; ginger an^ 

 jinnisseed, powdered, half an ounce each. Pour oa tijree piat* o* 

 Vwiiljpj water, oai give it warm^ 



