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Mix, shake well, and give as a drench; then follow up 



with the following: 



Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Tincture of Catechu 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench 

 three times a day — morning, noon and night — until the dis- 

 ease subsides. Clothe the body well, according to the season, 

 and feed soft feed containing plenty of boiled linseed, and 

 take the chill off the drinking water for a few days. After 

 the first* symptoms begin to pass off give the following 

 powder: 



Ground Gentian Root X A pound. 



Sulphate of Iron l A pound. 



Mix well together and give a dessertspoonful twice a day. 

 13. Twist in the Bowel (Volvulus). 



Fig. 17. — Sitting upon the Haunches — Twist in the Bowels. (Volvulus.) 



This is not a very common disease, although it is met 

 with sometimes. 



Causes. — It may be due to a severe attack in which then 

 is colic, much pain and cramping of the bowels, causing the 



