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shorter, to save time, the aconite may be given along with 

 the following powders, three times in the day : Powdered 

 sulphate of iron, three drachms ; powdered gentian root, 

 half an ounce; powdered ginger root, half an ounce; 

 powdered sulphite of soda, half an ounce ; mix, and make 

 a drench, to be poured down the mouth out of a strong 

 bottle. This medicine is to be continued (omitting the 

 aconite after the fifth dose) till the animal is well, or looks 

 brighter, and eats all it gets. If it be a milch cow, the 

 usual quantity of milk will be given. In addition to the 

 above medicines, give, once or twice daily, half an ounce 

 of commercial sulphuric acid, largely diluted or mixed in 

 half a bucket of cold water. In feeding, care should be 

 taken not to give too much, so as to bring on dangerous 

 indigestion. Cold water and pure air are indispensable 

 accents in the treatment of this and all diseases of horses 

 and cattle. 



Bull Burnt. — This is a disease similar to gonorrhoea in 

 man. Of all the domestic animals, the ox tribe are the 

 only ones which are subject to this disease, more common 

 in hot than in cold weather. 



Symptoms. In urinating there is uneasiness, and the 

 urine is passed in small quantities ; slight mucous dis- 

 charges from the organ of generation. In the bull, there 

 is at times no desire for copulation, even when it is 

 desirable that there should be. This often leads to the 

 discovery of the cause. 



Treatment. Separate the bull from the cows, and dose 

 the affected ones, including the bull, with a purgative of 

 epsom and common salts. Give one pound each, mixed 

 or dissolved in four quarts of cold water, sweetened with 

 molasses, and add a little ginger — say a quarter of an 

 ounce. Be assured that both bull and cows are thoroughly 

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