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side ; as the pain increases, a greater re9tlessne«a 

 comes on ; the beast now often lies down, but soon 

 rising again, strives to strike its belly with its hind feet 

 or horns ; if relief be not soon afforded, the bowels be- 

 come so greatly distended by confined air from the un- 

 digested Ibod, that they sometimes burst ; or the in- 

 flammation increasing, the breathing becomes more dis- 

 turbed, the pulse quicker, and the pain more violent ; 

 mortification ensues, and death is then inevitable. 



Cure. — Bleed ; if the animal be in good condition, 

 and the horns hot, do it freely, even till it faints ; then 

 give the drench as per recipe No. 5. 



The following clyster may be added ; and if the an- 

 imal be turned into a field bare of pasture to exsrcisa 

 itself, the cure may be considered as effected : 



No 37. — Common salt, 8 ounces, and warm water, four quarts. 

 INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER. 



When the liver becomes inflamed, the biliary secre* 

 lions are diminished, and less bile flowing into the in- 

 testines, noi only causes costiveness, but the bile being 

 taken up in the circulating mass of blood, produces a 

 yellowness of the eyes and other parts of the body; 

 differing from the yellows, in being accompanied with 

 costiveness and feverish symptoms. 



Cause. — Fat beasts, in good condition, are most sub- 

 ject to this disease, particularly in the summer ; being 

 worried and driven about by boys or dogs in very hot 

 weather ; drinking cold water while heated ; exposed 

 to cold and heat, the one suddenly succeeding the 

 other. 



Symptoms. — Cold shiverings, alternating with in- 

 creased heat of the body ; breathing short, indicated 

 by the working of Uie flanks ; pulse quick ; the white 

 of the eyes, mouth and other parts, of a yellow cast ; 

 the bowels costive; and the appetite lost. 



Cure. — It would be of little consequence whether 

 this disease be mistaken for inflammation of the lung!*, 

 or severe catarrh, which is often the case, from its pe- 

 culiar characterestics, the yellow tinge of the eyes not 

 always appearing at the commencement of the com- 

 plaint, as the bleeding and purging adopted for the cure 

 of those disorders are equally effective in this ; indeed, 

 the same curative process may invariably be pursued in 

 this case as is there described. 



