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abates, and invariably rises and increases considerably to- 

 wards evening ; the pulse is unequal and irregular, with con- 

 siderably quickened speed, accompanied with scouring of 

 foetid green-coloured dung; the breath is exceedingly offen- 

 sive, and the skin emits a stinking effluvia, which taints the 

 surrounding atmosphere. 



About the fourth day great stupor and languor are 

 exhibited, with great debility and unwillingness to move, 

 and total loss of appetite, accompanied by a husky, hard 

 cough, sickness, and throwing up of bile, shivering, a dis- 

 charge of foetid matter from the eyes and nostrils, great 

 coldness of the body and limbs, with much heat in the 

 head, horns, and breath, which is very offensive. When 

 blood is taken, it is found to be very hot and frothy ; 

 the barbs and roof of the mouth become ulcerated ; 

 tubercles are formed beneath the fleshy membrane of the 

 skin, which are quite perceptible to the touch, and erup- 

 tions become apparent all along the limbs, and about 

 the bags in cows. The urine is frequently voided, and is 

 of a high colour. Purging increases considerably, and 

 seems to cause great pain ; the bottom of the rectum be- 

 comes much inflamed and irritated by the excoriating 

 effects of the acrid dung, while the milk ceases to be ge- 

 nerated in the udder. The animal, generally lyiug down, 

 groans a great deal, more especially as evening approaches. 

 These symptoms gradually increase until the seventh day ; 

 in some instances, however, the turn or crisis of the dis- 

 ease does not take place until the ninth day. 



Remedies. — Many remedies have been adopted in this 

 complaint. Bleeding is one of the first things to be tried. 

 Three pints may be safely taken at first, and if symptoms of 

 inflammation continue, a pint more may be taken next day. 

 I, Tar-water has been given in the disease v^dth consider- 



