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SALT, A PRESERVATIVE OF HEALTH. 



Its effects upon the animal system are alike benefi- 

 cial in man and beast. We prefer it in our daily food. 

 It would be equally grateful and beneficial if admin- 

 istered daily to our cattle. If at all times accessible 

 they will never take it to excess ; at least (says a prac- 

 tical farmer,) I have never known them to do so in 

 twelve years' experience ; for during that period I 

 have had troughs with salt in them constantly under 

 my sheds, to which the stock have had daily access ; 

 and no disease, not even the black tongue, has shown 

 itself among them. General Barnum stales, that salt, 

 with an occasional admixture of saltpetre, is not only 

 a preventive, but a cure where it has commenced its 

 attack. 



ULCERS. 



They rise on the surface of the animaPs body, of a 

 flolrid or n^ddish color, small in size, and pointed at the 

 top ; the discharge white and thick. Mild and simple 

 ointment, made of oil or lard and bees-wax. will be best 

 in moderate cases. The following is also recommen- 

 ded ; one pound goose grease, two pounds hog's lard, 

 three ounces red lead, one pound pulverized alum. — 

 Melt the grease, stir in the lead and alum, and keep 

 stirring till cold. A purgative of sulphur and nitre 

 should be given. 



If the ulcers assume an inflamed state, and the sur- 

 face is covered with a brown transparent matter, the 

 following fomentation will prove useful ; Cammomile 

 flower, half a pound ; a handful of wormwood ; bay and 

 juniper berries, four ounces each ; beer or ale grounds, 

 emptins or yeast, six quarts ; vinegar, one quart. Tho 

 whole to be boiled for a quarter of an hour. 

 HORN DISTEMPER. 



This causes the pith of the horn to be gradually 

 consumed. It is most commonly confined to one horn 

 only, but sometimes appears in both. It is discover- 

 ed by the sluggishness of the animal, loss of appetite 

 a coldness of the horn, and a disposition to lie down. 



To cure the disorder, the horn should be bored v/ith 

 a nail gimblet in such a manner as to eflect a dis- 

 charge of the matter which has become purulent. — 

 Th« hoUow part should be eleangtsd by virtegftr, in 



