908 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



above one ounce of nitrate of potash. When the animal begins 

 to improve, 



Take Tincture of Gentian, . . . . . .2 ounces. 



Ale or Beer, ....... 1 pint. 



Mix, and give three times a day for a few days. 



Parturition. This head includes foaling, calving, etc., as 

 the remarks regarding the one are applicable to the other. The 

 time the young is carried by the mother varies some from the 

 general rule ; sometimes as much as a month. When an animal 

 becomes pregnant she becomes more docile in her disposition, 

 thrives better, and, as a rule, ceases to desire the company of 

 the male. But when it is very desirable to know surely whether 

 an animal is with young or not, after a reasonable length of time 

 has elapsed, put the hand into the anus, and the young can be 

 felt. A mare that is with colt should not be put to very heavy 

 work, especially to a cart or wagon ; and in no case should she 

 be forced to back violently. 



SIGNS OF APPROACHING PARTURITION. Milk is secreted ; and in 

 the mare there appears on the end of the teat a kind of whitish 

 wax, after which the colt is seldom carried more than two or 

 three days ; often less than twenty-four hours, if all things are 

 right regarding it. When the young is born it is best to tie the 

 cord tightly about an inch from the belly, and cut it off about 

 an inch below the string. 



POSITIONS OF THE YOUNG IN THEIR PASSAGE FROM THE MOTHER. 

 The natural presentation is when the head is presented first, the 

 lower jaw resting on the front- part of the forelegs ; and lest 

 all is not right, examine all cases with the hand (as soon as the 

 water bag can be seen) as far in as you can reach, having first 

 oiled the arm well ; or use the following : 



Take Carbolic Acid, pure, . . . . . . \ dram. 



Vaseline, 16 drams. 



Mix thoroughly, and anoint the arm with it. This precau- 

 tion will perhaps prevent your having a very sore arm from be- 

 ing in contact with the fluids. Some men are reported to have 

 died from having been thus poisoned. 



Sometimes the belly of the young is greatly enlarged with 



