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LICE. 



When joung cattle have been turned out in cold weather 

 they are very subject to lice ; more especially if they are 

 in a low habit of body, and have not been kept clean. 

 Parasites are not only disagreeable to the animal which 

 they infest, but are also apt to be communicated to others. 

 The speediest means should be adopted to destroy them. 

 The following recipe will generally have the effect : — 



Common tobacco . . 1 ounce, 

 White hellebore-root, gi'ound 2 ounces, 

 Yinegar . . . 2-|- pints ; 



these to be boiled together for half-an-hour, and the warm 

 decoction to be applied with a soft brush or sponge. A 

 second application seldom fails to destroy the vermin. 



TAIL-WORM. 



Symptoms. — This disease is known by a portion of the 

 tail being paralysed, and losing its action, which may be 

 seen by holding the tail in a horizontal position, when that 

 portion which has lost its power, so far as it extends from 

 the point, will hang in a straight or perpendicular limber 

 state. 



Remedies. — As the tail is so useful an appendage to 

 animals, we would recommend medical treatment to be first 

 adopted, and the following should be given for two or three 

 times, two days intervening between each dose : — 



Camphor, finely powdered 1-^ drachm, 



Tartarized antimony . ^ ounce, 



Gum-guaiacum . . •!• ounce, 



Fennel-seeds, powdered . 1^ ounce, 



Mithridate ... 1 ounce; 



