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confounded with abortion arising from causes named in the 

 preceding article. 



(3.) Abortion Before Viability. — A variety of 

 abortion occurring within a few weeks of pregnancy, caused 

 by irritation and excitement of the uterus. To prevent a 

 recurrence of the annoyance, change the pastures or feed of 

 the cows before putting the bull among them. 



Remarks. It will no doubt be remarked that the views 

 herein expressed seem to differ with opinions already 

 given, to some extent, to the public. They are neverthe- 

 less the same in substance that we have heretofore enter- 

 tained, and they have given satisfaction to all who have 

 faithfully put them to test. In my own hands, hundreds 

 of cows in Pennsylvania, in the. vicinity of Philadelphia, 

 have not only been prevented from aborting their calves^ 

 but prevented from pleuro-pneumonia, also, when both 

 were in the herd at the same time, and immediately 

 preceding the use of iron, etc. So much does this accom- 

 plish, that Mr. Horace B. Taylor, a druggist in this city, 

 sells it in quantity according to the receipt as heretofore 

 published by me, and at the instance of Sylvester J. 

 Megargee, Esq., a breeder of fine cattle, who has found it 

 all that can be desired as a prophylactic in abortion. 



In this connection, we would refer the reader to a lecture 

 by the Hon. W. I. Skinner, of Little Falls, K Y., in 

 1868, in which was shown the loss of nine calves by 

 abortion, whereas in the use of iron, etc., the trouble was 

 at once arrested. To those who at any time may have 

 found no relief from its use, if there be any such, we can 

 only say that the fact must be attributable to misapplica- 

 tion, adulteration, bad material, or, peradventure, some 

 other cause. We would ask such persons "do they not 

 find it as profitable to draw milk ^ear io and year ^ut 



