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sulphuric acid (thirty minims), tincture of catechu (two drachms), 

 spirit of chloroform (thirty minims), given in mucilage of starch 

 or in water three or four times daily. Should the liver be much 

 affected, as may be shown by a yellowness of the membranes, it 

 will be wise to prescribe two or three grains of Hyd. cum Cretar 

 (mercury with chalk), suspended in solution of starch or in 

 mucilage of gum arabic. 



Astringent enemas are valuable, and should contain a little 

 opium as may be necessary. If the belly is swollen and tense, 

 mustard or strong solution of ammonia should be applied to the 

 side, and sulphite of sodium may be tried in doses of about 

 half-a-drachm. In some cases of scouring in calves Mr. J. B. 

 Gresswell has found the salicylate of iron a useful preparationr 

 However, the salicylate of bismuth is probably of still greater 

 efficacy. 



It is well to add that it is often a difficult matter to 

 account for scouring in calves, and the farmer will do well 

 to seek advice, since otherwise he may lose very many. Those 

 which are only affected mildly soon get better, since a 

 dose of carefully-prepared astringent medicine will cure them. 

 For obstinate attacks innumerable remedies have been tried, 

 and what will suit one attack may not be effectual in othersr 

 Brandy, starch, boiled milk, may often be found useful 

 adjuncts. In all cases the most careful nursing is indispensable, 

 and the great loss which would otherwise occur can be almost 

 entirely obviated, if the veterinary surgeon's treatment is backed 

 up by unremitting attention. The difference in regard to treat- 

 ment can be illustrated by the fact that in some cases it may 

 seem advisable to administer alkaline solution, and sometimes 

 diluted acids. If the presence of clotted milk in the stomach, 

 almost resembling a piece of cheese, is suspected, the best plan 

 no doubt is to aid the animal to digest it by the help of some 

 such prescription as the first above-mentioned ; but great 

 discretion is requisite, and no hard and fast rules can be 

 enunciated. 



DYSENTERY. 

 Diarrhoea, when continued for a long time, is very liable ta 

 end in what is called dysentery, a disorder which we shall now 

 briefly consider. This name is given to the disease which 



