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If the above treatment does not remove the spasm, we 

 know of no other remedy. 



MURRAm OR GARGLE. 



This is a complaint usually generated in hot dry weather, 

 and is always most prevalent in very warm and dry seasons. 

 The disease is contagious, and by inducing inflammation, 

 the throat swells considerably ; and unless prompt and active 

 treatment is had recourse to, the disease will speedily ter- 

 minate fatally. This disease is common to Great Britain, 

 and prevails over the entire continent of Europe. It is 

 found to attack most frequently those animals which are in 

 high condition, Its origin is always dependent on hot and 

 dry weather, and is variable in its form according to the 

 heat of the season, condition of the body, and the local 

 situations. The murrain has carried off more cattle than 

 any other malady with which we are acquainted ; happily, 

 however, the disease is not communicated from black cattle 

 to any other kind. 



Symptoms. — The first symptoms which manifest them- 

 selves in this complaint are shivering, accompanied by 

 trembling of the limbs, and sinking of the flanks. The 

 animal has a disinclination to eat, and when he does so, 

 the neck is awkwardly stretched out, and his actions 

 exhibit the utmost difficulty in swallowing his food, by 

 shaking and hanging down his head and ears, which 

 is generally accompanied by deafness, in consequence of 

 the swelling of his throat pressing against the auditory 

 apparatus. If the disease is attended by depression, it 

 will be indicated by dulness and a languid appearance of 

 the eyes ; if accompanied by fever, the eyes are inflamed 

 and sparkling, and move rapidly about in all directions. ■ 

 During the first three days of the disease, the fever never 



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