RAILWAY DISEASE. SOI 



frequent occurrence with cows when accumulating flesh 

 fast, and also among cows, denominated bailers. Some- 

 times, however, it may be due to tumors, or dropsy in the 

 womb or ovaries. 



Treatment. If from ovarian disease, spay the cow, and 

 in sim2:>le cases elevate the hind parts of tlie cow, by 

 making the stall lower at front and higher behind, placing 

 a pad on tlie parts, after the mannei; described, under the 

 article Falling of the Womb. 



Prolapsus Vesiccs. — (See Bladder, Diseases of the.) 



Prurigo Vernalis. — This is a disease peculiar to the 

 Spring of the year, and cliaracterized by extreme itchiness 

 — the body being covered with inflammatory spots, Avhich 

 discharge pus, and form scabs that fall off and leave the 

 parts bald, or without hair. 



Treatment. Give a dose of epsom salts, and fumigate the 

 beast with sulphurous acid gas. (See Sulphurous Acid 

 Gas, in article on Horse and Cattle Medicines.) Give 

 good feeding and good shelter. 



Puerpural Fever. — (See Milk Fever.) 



Quarter Evil. — (See Black Leg.) 



Railway Disease of Cattle.— The summer of 1867 



showed very clearly the existence of a disease developed by 

 the transportation of cattle to tlie markets of New York 

 and other cities from the saline plains and pastures of the 

 AYest. For the want of a better name, we have designated 

 it as above, not being satisfied of its identity with that 

 disease commonly called "Texan Fever;" because the 

 cattle of Texas and of the Cherokee nation are not knou'n 

 to be ever sick from Texan or other diseases^ except from 



