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" and in a few days are well ; still, a fever may terminate in some 

 " local affection. But in both cases pure fever is the primary 

 " disease. 



" A more dangerous form of fever is that known as Symptom- 

 " ATic. As we have said, cattle are not only subject to fever of 

 *' common intensity, but to symptomatic fever, and thousands die 

 "annually from its effects. But the young and the most thriving 

 *' are its victims. There are few premonitory symptoms of 

 " symptomatic fever. It often appears without any previous indi- 

 " cations of illness. The animal stands with her neck extended, 

 " her eyes protruding and red, muzzle dry, nostrils expanded, 

 *■'■ breath hot, base of the horn hot, mouth open, pulse full, 

 " breathing quick. She is often moaning ; rumination and appe- 

 *' tite are suspended ; she soon becomes more uneasy ; changes her 

 *' position often. Unless these symptoms are speedily removed, 

 " she dies in a few hours. The name of the ailment, inflam-. 

 " matory or symptomatic fever, shows the treatment necessary, 

 " which must commence with purging. Salts here, as in most 

 " inflammatory diseases, are the most reliable. From a pound to 

 " a pound and a half, with ginger and sulphur, is a dose, dissolved 

 " in warm water or thin gruel. If this does not operate in twelve 

 " hours, give half the dose, and repeat once in twelve hours, until 

 " the bowels are freed. After the operation of the medicine the 

 " animal is relieved. Then sedative medicines may be given. 

 " Sal ammoniac, one dram ; powdered niter, two drams, should 

 " be administered in thin gruel, two or three times a day, if 

 " required. 



" Typhus Fever, common in some countries, is little known 

 *' here among cattle. 



" Typhoid Fever sometimes follows intense inflammatory 

 " action, and is considered the second stage of it. This form of 

 " fever is usually attended with diarrhea. It is a debilitating com- 

 " plaint, and is sometimes followed by diseases known as black 

 " tongue, black leg, or quarter-evil. The cause of typhoid fever 

 " is involved in obscurity. It may be proper to say that copious 

 " drinks of oatmeal gruel, with tincture of red pepper, a diet 



