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Hertwig recommends the following as a specific remedy : 



Pulv. rad. rhei - - - - 4-0 grammes. 

 " magnes. carb. - - - i* " 



opii pur . - . _ o*3 " 



This is to be given in 100 to 120 grammes of camomile tea or in fifty 

 grammes of whiskey — the dose to be repeated in twelve hours if neces- 

 sary. 



Obich gives a recipe which he speaks confidently of. It is the follow- 

 ing : 



Decoct, rad. althag concis. - - 250 grammes. 

 Tinct, opii simpl. - . _ 7-^0 " 



Two table-spoonfuls to be given every two hours, according to the size 

 of the calf or the urgency of the symptoms. 



Sulphate of iron, nitrate of silver, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, 

 sulphate of zinc, opium and rhubarb, chalk, strong coffee decoction, etc., 

 have all been recommended, tried, and failed, Beltz, Auloge, Rueff, and 

 others recommend castor-oil or glycerine, or even magnesia, to which a 

 little rhubarb or gentian has been added. 



Armatage gives the following as an astringent mixture for calves, 

 lambs, and pigs : 



Powdered opium - - - - - 2 grs. 

 Tincture of cardimoms - - - - 2 drs. 



Sulphuric ether 20 to 30 drops. 



Linseed-tea or starch gruel - - - 4 " 6 oz. 



Half an additional quantity is the dose for a calf ; half the above is 

 that for lambs and pigs. He mentions that alum whey is in common 

 use. This is made by mixing together half an ounce of powdered alum 

 and two quarts of milk, and boiling them for about ten minutes. The 

 mixture, after being strained and' cooled, is ready for use, and is given 

 twice a day to calves, and proportionately to other animals. This com- 

 pound is also useful as an injection, together with mixtures of starch or 

 wheaten flour, and tincture of opium in water. 



Zundel speaks of enemeta of starch or dextrine, or water slightly 

 carbolized ; and he particularly recommends those composed of a dilute 

 solution of permanganate of potass (i to 2 to 100). Franck suggests 

 the employment of tepid enemas of the neutral salicylate of soda (about 

 ten grammes /^r^/z>»2), in doses of one or two grammes. The same 

 medicament might be tried in draughts. Chlorodyne might likewise be 

 most usefully resorted to. 



Careful attention, as has been stated, must be given to the feeding. 

 Either from a cow, or in a bucket, the calf should have, three times 

 daily, a small quantity of fresh milk — if possible from a recently calved 

 Cow. In severe cases, it is recommended that the milk be supplied from 

 the same Cow -, and where these precautions are not very ejffectual, each 

 meal of milk is to be diluted with about a fourth of lime-water, which is 

 said to prevent the formation of curd in the stomach. In more serious 

 cases, milk should be withheld, and instead of it may be substituted well- 

 boiled gruel made with wheaten flour, Liebig's farinaceous food, or even 

 eggs and beef-tea may be administered. 



