HORNED CATTLE. 021 



In the ancient writers, fcarcely any thing is to 

 be found, applicable to modern occafions, or 

 the enlightened praBice of modern times- the 

 fame m'ay be faid of the books of our modern 

 cow-doaors in general, (thofe 1^--"^ '^f ^^ 

 fea copytfts of the ancients) whtch exh btt an 

 uncouth and barbarous nomenclature of d.feafes 

 a. vague and unintelligible pathology, with a 

 medicinal catalogue, and method of treatmen , 

 perfeaiy congenial. Divers Italian phyhcians, 

 both of the laft and prefent century, have 

 treated on the difeafes of cattle, but from what 

 I have read of their works, I think I may ven- 

 ture to alfert, that little to any beneficial pur- 

 pofe is to be drawn from thofe fources. i he 

 various writers on black cattle and (Ireep, have 

 been collated by Haller, and in the Gwurnd 

 di Literati of Italy. Dr. Hales' Vegetable Sta- 

 tics may be confulted, and Dr. Layard before 

 mentioned; for the reft, a praaitioner muft be 

 auidedbythe analogy which holds m the d.l- 

 eafes of the larger animals, and his own dil- 

 criminating obfervalions. ^ , . .„ ,. „ 



Much the fame methods of adminiftration, 

 whether in regard to medicine, or the conimon 

 operations, are in ufc amongft other cattle as 

 with horfes ; the fame viataici medico, mult be 

 . naturally common to both ; and all thofe coarfe 

 or infignificant vulgar articles, with which 

 row-drenches are ftuffed, ought to be totally 



