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doubt, mark each of these diseases ; but their grand febrile 

 characteristics will bear similar features, and the diseases 

 will require a treatment based on their degree of morbid 

 malignancy, the ages and strength of the animals attacked, 

 and the organs principally affected. It is not the local 

 names that should be attended to by the practitioner ; nor 

 can the localities themselves, as woody districts or the open 

 moors, have such decided power over these disorders as are 

 stated. The herbage of the lowlands, particularly in wet 

 seasons, may somewhat vary the symptoms ; but the more 

 important indications will remain, and similar treatment 

 must for every case be persisted in. A cold wet season has 

 much influence in engendering these diseases : nor, from 

 what we have seen of them, is marsh miasmata without a 

 powerful influence thereon. Thus it is, that in the lofty 

 moorlands of the north they prevail equally as in the lower 

 and moister grounds of the south. 



The Treatment. — This disease has so great a tendency to 

 run into the typhoid stage, or to assume the putrid cha- 

 racter, that though it be detected at the very earliest period, 

 yet blood must be withdrawn with extreme caution ; 

 perhaps the venesection had better be let alone, as all the 

 blood in the animal's body will be wanted hereafter. A mild 

 purge, consisting of two ounces of gentian, ten ounces of 

 Epsom salts, one ounce of sulphuric ether, one ounce of 

 the solution of chloride of lime, and one ounce of ginger, 

 or rather the tincture of ginger (if it can be procured) , with 

 a pint of cold water, may be horned down the beast's throat 

 immediately. 



For sheep, one-tenth of the above may be administered. 



If this does not answer to open the bowels in four hours, 

 or at furthest six — for animals in this condition, if they are 

 going to do so, will respond to medicine quicker than in 

 health — give a cow half a pint of linseed oil and half a drachm 

 of chloriform, or to a sheep one-sixth the quantity ; con- 

 tinue to repeat this last dose so often as the period recurs. 



When the disease first shows itself in the mouth slit up 

 the bladders upon the tongue, extract the glutinous con- 

 tents, and rub the sore place left with borax and honey ; or, 

 if nothing else be at hand, a little tar and salt, or yeast and 

 salt, may be put upon the exposed surfaces. 



