CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. 821 



mouth, tongue, lips, teats, udder and interdigital spaces become red, swollen 



and sore; on the second or third day little pustules break and discharo-e; 



saliva drolls from the mouth; the animal keeps working the tono-ne in 



great uneasiness; lameness in the feet is seen, the fever in them beino- 



sometimes such as to cause the 



hoofs to drop off, the joints to 



become opened, and extensive 



sloughing to take place. There 



is great inclination to lie down. 



The greatest damage to the feet ^,^^^ 



is seen among sheep and swine. "~ *^^ ^"^^'i^zm — 



The latter sometimes lose some epizootic aphtha. 



jj . , T -i 1 1 ladicatiousof the feet being affected. 



or the digital bones. 



What to do. — The treatment is of little consequence, as the disease 

 runs a definite course, and usually tel-minates in recovery in aijout fifteen 

 days. Give soft food to eat and a bountiful supply of clear cold water to 

 drink; an ounce of saltpeter dissolved in each pail is an advantage. Pay 

 the most attention to the feet, wash them clean and remove any horn that 

 may be detached; if the inflammation and swelling are great, ai)ply a lin- 

 seed poultice till there are raw surfaces, then change them to the followino- 

 lotion : 



No. 1. 1 Ounce sugar of lead, 



2 Drachms carbolic acid, 

 1 Ounce laudanum, 

 Water to make one pint, 

 Mix. 



Apply three times a day. When suppuration ceases, bind the feet up 

 in tar bandages. If great weakness follows, Avith prostration and loss of 

 appetite, give whiskey, brandy, etc., in oatmeal gruel. Give no purgatives, 

 not even a laxative; for the bowels, although constipated at first, soon 

 become loose and should not be interfered with, as that is one of the efforts 

 of nature to expel the poison from the system; and never bleed. If 

 extensive sloughing around the feet takes place, apply the following lotion: 



No. 2. One part carbolic acid, 



Eight parts olive oil. 

 Mix. 



A-ppiy three times a day. 



V. Anthrax. 



This is known by many different names, according to the part attacked. 

 and the impression made upon the mind of the person aescribing it— 



