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ture, and an inadequate supply of water ; with other 

 causes Avhich induce inflammatory febrile complaints. 



Eemedy. — Whenever the symptoms which we have above 

 described are noticed, prompt decisive measures must be 

 adopted. Either the jugular vein or temporal artery should 

 be opened, and at least three quarts of blood taken from an 

 ordinary-sized animal ; but when large, four quarts will be 

 necessary. If the symptoms do not yield to this, bleeding 

 must be repeated in three or four hours. When the ani- 

 mal labours under a very high degree of excitement, the 

 more rapid the discharge of blood the better. Mr. Blane 

 recommends a lancet to be struck into each jugular vein, 

 and the animal let loose to run "about until he drops from 

 exhaustion. It has been found that this copious bleeding 

 has saved animals in which the disease had gained an as- 

 cendency. When bleeding has been effected, and the 

 animal has recovered from his faintness, a strong stimulat- 

 ing blister should be applied to the crown of the head, over 

 the brain, and the sides of the neck should be rubbed with 

 a mixture of cantharides and oil of turpentine, and every 

 possible means adopted to induce external inflammation, so 

 as to determine the blood from the head. The bowels 

 should be kept open by means of an active purgative, 

 according to the following recipe : — 



Sulphate of soda . 1 pound. 



Powdered caraway seeds 1 ounce, 



Oatmeal gruel . . 1 quart. 



CHOKING. 



It is not unusual for cattle to have such a narrow gullet, 

 or from attempting to swallow -a large quantity of food not 

 properly masticated, that they feel difliculty in swallowing 

 the mouthful, and have even been choked from one or 



