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festers, watch the bag and continue bathing it with warm 

 water and vinegar. As soon as a soft spot appears in the 

 bag, lance it to allow the matter to escape. Continue bath- 

 ing and applying the white lotion twice a day until all the 

 swelling is gone and the bag is healed. In cases where the 

 bag becomes mortified, bathe a great deal with warm water 

 and vinegar, and continue applying white lotion three 

 times a day each time after bathing, until the mortification is 

 checked. The mortified part will separate from the healthy 

 part in the course of time, and drop off. Then bathe well 

 with warm water and soap twice a day and apply white lo- 

 tion each time after bathing. As soon as healed it is best to 

 fatten the ewe and butcher her. During treatment, feed well 

 and take extra care of her to keep her strength up until she 

 gets better. 



10. Drying a Ewe. 



Give a tablespoonful of Epsom salts dissolved in a half 

 teacupful of lukewarm water once a day for a week. Bathe 

 her bag with warm forge water or warm vinegar. Follow the 

 same treatment as that given for drying a cow in Part III. 



Forge water has a good effect in retarding and drying up 

 the secretion of milk because of the iron it contains, which 

 acts as an astringent upon the milk glands. 



The physic is given as a preventative of contamination 

 of the blood. 



