1838] 



FA KM ERS' REGISTER. 



627 



Diaphoretic alterative. 



Levigated sulphuret of antimonj-. 

 Anise seed, . . - . 



Astringents. 



PoH'derod catechu, 

 Aiuin (purified) 

 Powdered opium. 

 Do. ^iiitjjer. 

 Prepared chalk, 



3 to 6 drachms. 

 ^ ounce. 



.3 drachms. 

 .3 drachms. 



1 scruple. 

 li drachm. 



2 drachms. 



Or, 



Opium, 



Posvdcred ,i;inger and powdered oak-bark, 

 of each, 



Blistering liniment. 



Olive oil, 



Oil of origanum and oil of turpentine, 



of eac!), 



Fresh powdered Spanish flies. 



Liquid blister. 



Powdered Spanish flies. . . - 

 Boiling water, 



drachm. 



i ounce. 



4 ounces 



ounce, 

 ounce. 



1 ounce. 

 h pint. 



After allowin2 the mixture to stand for a day 

 and a nigiit, add, 



Rectified spirit of wine. 

 Oil of origanum. 



4 ounces. 

 1 ounce. 



Liniment fnr the thrush and canker. 



Melted tar, 

 Muriatic acid. 

 Verdigris, 



2 ounces. 

 .3 drachms. 

 2 drachms. 



Mix and stir till cold. 

 Or, 



Melted tar, ^ pound. 



Strong sulphuric acid, - - - 1 ounce. 



For further particulars, we refer with confidence 

 to " Whitens Farriery, and als-o to his very usefnl 

 "■Dictionary of the P'eierinary jJrt.'''' 



On the diseases of sheep. 



Sheep are subject to v'arious disorders, of which, 

 however, our limiis allow us only to stale those 

 of most frequent occurrence; hence we shall, for 

 the present, briefly remark, that it maybe easily as- 

 certained whether these animals are in health, or 

 diseased, by their agility and briskness; the clear- 

 ness of their eyes, which, as well as their noses, 

 should be perfectly dry; by tlie s',veetneps of th.'^ir 

 breath; the coolness of their feet; reirularity of 

 perspiration; the fine pink color of their skin; 

 soundne.ss and firmness of their teeth; and by the 

 uniform, unbroken texture of their wool. 



Blindness. — This affection of the eye is pro- 

 duced b}' exposure to cold, particularly in loo 

 moist or too elevated situations; and is occasioned 

 by lonn; continued fatigue, which will produce it 

 at any season of the year. It prevails chiefly in [ 

 Scotland, wliere a cure is sometimes attempted by 

 opening the angular vein of the eye, and holdintj 

 the animil's head in an inverted position, so that 



some drops of blood may fall into the eye. • 



This moderates the increased action of the ves- 

 sels of that part, which is the immediate cause of 

 inllannnalion; and also the blood, being so ad- 

 mitted iiilo the creature's eje will, m consequence 

 of iis mildness and warmlli, produce emollient ef- 

 Iccts, which likewise contribute to promote a cure. 

 This operation completely removes the white 

 specks on tiie eye. and restores the sight; though 

 some for this purpose pulverize a small quantity 

 of glass, and blow it into the eye by means of a 

 quill open at both ends, which, by its friction, 

 wears off such specks or scales. "But the en- 

 joyment of ease will inliUlibly cure them in a space 

 of time proportioned to the liitigue they under- 

 went be(()re." t 



The blond is a fatal malady to sheep, which of- 

 ten die suddenly in consequence of it: in less vio- 

 lent attacks the symptoms are, panting and heav- 

 intr of the flanks, and standing still. It is pro- 

 duced by feeding on too succulent or moist pas- 

 tures. The most effectual remedy is bleeding; 

 after which the animal should be turned into a 

 dry pasture, and a mixture of common salt and 

 nitre with bran may be given to it. 



Dunt. — This disease is variously known by the 

 name of staggers, giddy, vertigo, turn, sturdy, 

 and bladder on the brain. It is occasioned by a 

 vesicular collection of water in the head between 

 the dura and pia mater, and uniformly produces a 

 coniinnal a'iddiness. The violently pulhnffof sheep 

 by the ears, which are afterwards cut oli, is said to 

 have effected a cure: but the most freijuent reme- 

 dy is that o^ trepanning; a hazardous operation, 

 which can only prove successiul in the handsof 

 skilful persons. In Saxony, several of the sheep- 

 owners keep their lambs in the folds during their 

 first year; h.ivinir remarked that such as are kept 

 from the fields during that time, are very rarely 

 attacked with this disorder. In Prussia, M. Las- 

 teyrie states, that he h id been assured, by many 

 a>jricultiirists, that they had secured their flocks 

 from the disonler, by fasleninsr a liupu cloth cov- 

 ered with pitch on the heads of the lambs, previ- 

 ously to conducting them in the fields. This kind 

 of cap, they maintain, prevents the intromission 

 of the worm which the flies deposit in the frontal 

 sinus, during the earliest youth of the animals. 

 A fact so important as this, certainly deserves to 

 be positively ascertained ; we have, therelbre, 

 stated it for the consideration of our readers. 



The flux is a diarrhoea, or looseness, that at- 

 tacks sheep which suddenly come to full ?eed, af- 

 ter having been stinted; though it is sometimes 

 occasioned by their eating the plant known by the 

 names of may-weed, mathen, orloetid chamomile, 

 (anihemis cofula of Linnseus). In general, the 

 flux is not attend. -d with any dancreroiis conse- 

 quences, and usually disappears in the course of a 

 few days, in dry weather. Should it. however, 

 continue ionirer than a week, it will be proper 

 to give them some well-dried, sweet hay, and 

 a decoction of clover flowers, with the addition of 

 a little barley meal; allowing them npiiher any 

 salt, nor to feed on any saline plants near the 

 coast. But it is evidently the farmer's interest to 

 give these uselul aniraals a regular supply of food, 



* Agricultural Report of the county of reillj. Svo. ed. 

 I Hogg'i Shi'piieni's fiuide, page IIS. 1807. 



