488 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 



Whenever influenza appears to be epidemical, the animals 

 should be immediately removed to a warm situation ; and if 

 in the winter or cold spring weather, a house or shed should 

 be chosen to remove them to, as it is easier to prevent 

 than cure a disease : indeed the old adage, " It is easier to 

 keep well than to make well," applies to most complaints 

 incidental to man and animals. 



COUGH. 



Symptoms. — Cows after calving are frequently seized with 

 a tickling, short, irritating cough, in consequence of being 

 removed from a cow-house to some exposed situation. It 

 may also proceed from sudden transitions from heat to cold. 

 It is also occasioned by some extraneous matter adhering to 

 the interior of the throat or trachsea. 



Remedies. — Some recommend warmth, with a constant 

 but moderate supply of succulent food. Colds may also be 

 relieved by a pint of the following mixture, to be admi- 

 nistered twice or thrice a-day : — 



Pyroligneous acid . 2 quarts. 



Treacle ... 2 pounds, 



Nitre ... 2 ounces, 



Warm water . . 4 pints. 



Besides the above, the animal should be drenched twice or 

 thrice every day with the following dose of medicine : — 

 Powdered aniseed . 2 ounces. 



Vinegar of squills . 2 ounces. 



Honey . . 3 ounces. 



Ale warmed . . 2 quarts. 



HOOSE. 



Cause. — This complaint has a strong similarity to asthma 

 in the human being, and arises from similar causes. It is 



