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be given by drawing off the dung with the hand. This 

 complaint differs in a material degree from inflammation 

 of the kidneys, as the urine is not voided in small quanti- 

 ties, as in that disorder. 



Causes. — Various are the causes to which this malady is 

 attributed, the principal are sudden and severe changes of 

 temperature, as well as removing from a poor to a rich pas- 

 turage, want of water, or drinking that which has become in 

 a half-putrid and stagnant condition. Spring is the season 

 when it prevails most. Bulls, oxen, and cows are all liable 

 to be affected with this complaint, which is very common in 

 Britain. Young cattle are more liable to it than adults. 



It has been said this disease has frequently been induced 

 by cattle feeding on bramble, furze, and black-thorn, as well 

 as on coarse grasses and rushes. 



Remedies. — At the commencement, laxatives have been 

 generally found efficacious. The following formula has 

 been recommended as the best : — 



Epsom salts . . 4 ounces. 



Purified nitre . . 1 ounce, 

 Castor-oil ... 4 ounces, 

 Thin gruel . . 1 quart. 



The following has also been recommended : — 

 Gum assafoetida, in powder f ounce, 

 Madder ... 1 ounce, 



Prepared kali . . 3 drachms, 



Tartarized antimony . i ounce, 

 Gamboge, powdered . 1 drachm. 

 These to be properly dissolved in half-a-gallon of lint- 

 seed-tea, made from a quarter of a pound of the meal. 



Should neither of the above recipes prove effectual, let 

 the following be given : — 



