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Proceed in the same manner with the other testicle, 

 and the operation \vi\\ he completed. Cleanse the part 

 with cold water, as nothing is better. No balsam or 

 salve need be applied, nor is it generally necessary 

 during the healing of the wound. At tirsi he should be 

 kept up in a pen, as stirring a little will cause the pus 

 and other fluids to run out, and prevent swelling and 

 inflammation. He may be walked out daily for a quar- 

 ter of an hour. To turn him out, exposed to the flies 

 and cool nights, is cruel and dangerous. 



But little attention will be necessary afterwards. 

 There will often be considerable swelling, and some- 

 times extending beyond the scrotum along the belly. 

 But if there be a healthy discharge of pus on the third 

 day, there will be no danger, and the swelling will grad- 

 ually subside. Whether there is swelling or not, if there 

 be no discharge of pus, the wound should be opened a 

 little with the fingers, that any pus pent up in the bag 

 may escape. If there be great swelling, foment the 

 parts long and often. A strong decoction of raspberry 

 leaves, or other astringent, will be good for this purpose. 

 In case fever attend, give gentle physic, and light food, 

 • such as bran mashes, &c. 



SALIVATION, OR SLOBBERS. 



Causes. The food is doubtless the cause, whether it 

 be green or dry, as is shown by experiments in chang- 

 ing food. Some have attributed salivation to the second 

 crop of clover, but from very nice experiments that have 

 been made, it is evident that clover has no such eflfect, 

 unless the seed be a cause. There are several grasses, 

 weeds, and other plants, that will cause salivation. Lo- 

 belia will cause it when eaten by horses ; but in the pas- 

 ture, they generally, if not universally, avoid it ; but 

 when mixed with hay, horses will eat lobelia, and it will 

 produce slobbers, as experiments have plainly shown. 

 Some say that clover seed will cause salivation ; hence 

 this disease from eating ripe clover. 



The principal cause of salivation is doubtless spurge, 

 (Euphorbia maculata,) which is generally found in a ser 



