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dissolved in a quart of lintseed gruel, and the dose re- 

 peated every twelve hours, until the symptoms have dis- 

 appeared. 



Instances have frequently occurred where cattle died in 

 twelve or fourteen hours after being attacked with inflam- 

 mation of the lungs. 



Some veterinarians recommend a large seton in the dew- 

 lap, and to be stimulated with an embrocation of ammonia, 

 spirit of turpentine, and mustard ; but the connexion of 

 the dewlap with the lungs, is too remote to act in the man- 

 ner intended, namely, by counter-irritation. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE STOxMACH. 



Symptoms. — The symptoms of inflammation of the 

 stomach are not well marked ; loathing of food is the most 

 prominent, together with foul breath, with a tightness of 

 the hide about the shoulders. 



Causes. — This is brought on by some acrid substance 

 taken into the stomach while feeding, or from the animal 

 feeding too greedily when removed from a poor to a rich 

 pasture ; it sometimes proceeds from debility of the system, 

 and the food in consequence remaining in the paunch until 

 it has undergone a certain degree of fermentation, which 

 produces heat, and inflammation, and obstructs the circu- 

 lation, inducing great distention of the parts. 



Remedies. — The medical treatment of this complaint 

 must be something like that in inflammation of the lungs. 

 Bleeding as a primary remedy must be resorted to, and 

 followed by cooling aperient medicines, to carry oflf the 

 indigestible matter lodged in the stomach. We do not 

 know a better medicine than the following draught : — 

 Tartarizcd antimony . 1 ounce, 

 Cream of tartar . . 1 ounce ; 



