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■hould flow until the pulse begins to falter, and the ani- 

 mal seems inclined to faint. The falterincr of the pulse 

 will regulate the quantity of the after-bleedings. Little 

 bleedings of two or three quarts, at the coinniencenient 

 of intlanimation of the lungs, can never be of service; 

 from six to eigbt quarts must be taken, or even more, 

 regulated by tbe circumslances that have been men- 

 tioned, and ibe blood should flow in a large full stream. 



Aseton should be set in the dew-lap immediately after 

 the first bleeding, and the purging drink (No. 2,) given. 

 Four drachms of nitre, two of extract of belladonna, and 

 one of tartarized antimony, may afterwards be admin- 

 istered twice a day in a drink. 



In very severe cases the chest has been fired and 

 blistered with advantage. 



Warm water and mashes must be regularly given 

 two or three times a day. 



RHEUMATISM, OR JOINT-FELLON. 



The early symptoms of this complaint are those of 

 common catarrh, with no great cough, but more than 

 usual fever: by degrees, however, the animal shows 

 some stiffness in moving, and if the hand is pressed upon 

 the chime or any part of the back, the beast will shrink, 

 as if this gave him pain. When the complaint goes no 

 farther than this, it is called ch'uie-fellon in many parts 

 of the country ; but generally, in two or three days, the 

 animal appears stiflfer in the joints ; these afterwards 

 begin to swell, and are evidently painful, particularly 

 when he attempts to move. Sometimes the stiffness 

 extends all over the body, and to such a degree that the 

 beast is unable to rise without assistance. 



This is generally termed joint-fellon. Old cows are 

 very subject to it, and especially a short time before 

 calving. 



The following purging drink should be given : 



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RECIPE. • 



Sulphur Purging Drink. — Take sulphur, eight 



