282 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



Gastro-Enteritis in Calves.— (See Diarrhoea in 



Calves.) 



Glossitis — Anthrax — Blain. — This is a disease af- 

 fecting the tongue, and can only be taken for epizootic 

 aphtha already described. Although apparently situated 

 in the tongue, it is a constitutional disease — a blood poison 

 in fact. This is also an epizootic disease, and as usual, it 

 is thought to be contagious, which is equivalent to saying, 

 we know nothing of its cause or mode of warfare. Few 

 veterinary surgeons, or horse doctors, have, it w^ould seem, 

 ever known of zumins, ferments or leavens, as the Scrip- 

 tures have it, for not in any work on veterinary science or 

 animal husbandry are any of these words mentioned ; nor 

 is a hint thrown out that such agents do exist, and have a 

 deleterious effect upon the health of animals. I am satis- 

 fied that upon further inquiry and investigation, ferments 

 will be found the only cause of such diseases as are at 

 present involved in darkness and obscurity. 



Symptoms. Loss of appetite, saliva flowing from the 

 mouth ; the tongue red, swollen, and inflamed, thus arrest- 

 ing mastication, or chewing ; the muzzle or lips, head and 

 neck swell ; breathing disturbed. Appearances of suflbca- 

 tion set in, the saliva is offensive to smell, and tinged with 

 blood ; the basis of the discharge is of a greenish color, not 

 , unlike vomicce seen in the lungs of glandered horses and 

 consumptive men. In this condition, the animal will live 

 from two to four days. 



Treatment. Lance the turgid tongue to relieve congestion, 

 wash the mouth with vinegar, and administer a slight 

 purgative. Give one pound of epsom salts in two bottles 

 of water, sweetened with molasses ; a little powdered ginger 

 may be added. Allow the animal plenty of cold water to 



