INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 5G7 



When this has operated, give the following stimulant, 

 which will generally effect a cure : — 



Powdered ginger . . ^ ounce, 

 Powdered gentian . ^ ounce ; 



to be made into a ball with lintseed-flour and treacle. The 

 food must likewise be changed to that of a dry and whole- 

 some nature. 



The following specific has proved effectual in bad cases — 

 to be made into a ball with treacle : — 



Antimony 

 Camphor, ground 

 Oak-bark, ground 

 Laudanum 



i ounce. 



1 drachm, 

 1 drachm, 

 20 drops. 



The above to be given every second day, until a cure is 

 effected. 



Blue mercurial ointment, the size of a nut, rubbed on the 

 skin in the region of the liver, every day for a week, has 

 been known to cure the rot, taking care to give the animal 

 wholesome food at the same time. 



AVhere persons are compelled to feed sheep on low, moist 

 pasturages, tliey should be invariably taken to a high situa- 

 tion when they have filled their stomachs, and for the even- 

 ing repose. They should never be allowed to lie down on 

 wet ground. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 



This complaint is most common in lambs, and occasions a 

 short, hard cough. Whenever this is observed, give the fol- 

 lowing specific, every day, until the cough is subdued : — 



Tartarized antimony , 1 drachm, 

 Lintseed-tea . . 4 ounces. 



