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some thick gruel, made warm with ginger, if all appetite be 

 lost. Withdraw the m'ine by means of a catheter, and do 

 all in yom' power to ameliorate the condition of your unfor- 

 tunate patient. 



There are two forms of this disease : one is simple para- 

 lysis of the hind extremities, and is attended wdth small 

 danger ; the other consists of an effusion of blood upon the 

 brain, or spinal marrow, and calls for the most active mea- 

 sures, which however are rarely successful. When the 

 bowels are fully emptied, the following may be given thrice 

 daily : — 



Sulpliuric ether one ounce. 



Acetate of ammonia four ounces. 



Solution of chloride of zinc two ounces. 



Cold water a quart. 



This disease might in a great measure be anticipated, 

 would the proprietor draw the udder so soon as it fills. 

 To this milkmen are very averse ; it is true the cow, in 

 a state of nature, could not have the udder drawn until the 

 calf is born, but the domesticated cow is not in a state of 

 nature. Man has made her a mere milking machine, and 

 it is but fair that man should relieve her of that which is 

 the consequence of his act. To purging and blood-letting 

 before calving we shall say nothing, having had proof 

 of their inefiicacy, and being violently opposed to such 

 measures. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE UDDER, OR GARGET, IN COWS. 



This subject may with much propriety follow dropping 

 after calving in cattle. It is certainly not a very uncommon 

 complaint, but as it usually attacks cows with the largest 

 udders, and the best milkers, so it deserves our notice. It 

 is also frequently met wdth after calving, when the evil 

 practice is followed of allowing the milk to accumulate 

 for several days before the time of parturition. There is a 

 disease called weeds in Scotland, which greatly resembles 

 true garget, only it is not so much to be dreaded in its 

 results. 



Both require the same measures for their relief Garget 

 is likewise very annoying in attacking fatted cows, or animals 

 nearly fit for the butcher, if such, as is frequently the case, 



