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or six weeks, is good to preserve health, and prevent 

 garget in cows. 



3. A purge is good in cases of constipation of the 

 bowels. 



4. In fevers physic is good, as it keeps the bowels 

 open when there is a tendency to costiveness. 



5. When, from too luxurious food, cattle eat to excess, 

 and grow dull and heavy, with loss of appetite, and 

 have symptoms of fever, purgatives will give relief. 



6. In jaundice, physic is good ; tonic medicines should 

 follow. 



7. When medicines are given to cows to prevent 

 abortion, they should be preceded by gentle physic. 



8. Purging medicines are good in inflammatory com- 

 plaints, whether general or local. 



DIURETICS. 



Saltpetre, turpentine, and rosin are used for cattle. 

 The dose of either is from half an ounce to an ounce. 

 The following is a good diuretic drink : saltpetre, half 

 an ounce ; rosin, half an ounce ; ginger, two drachms ; 

 mix in a little molasses and gruel. 



HERNIA, OR RUPTURE. 



In this complaint the intestine protrudes through the 

 walls of the abdomen. It is occasioned by external 

 violence and other causes. Some calves are dropped in 

 this condition. The external wound may be small, or 

 the injury such that the skin is not broken, and yet the 

 internal wall of the belly may be ruptured. A tumor 

 soon appears, which is a portion of the intestine. Some- 

 times it seems to affect the health of the animal only a 

 little at first, but it soon becomes painful, strangulation 

 takes place, and the contents of the intestines are ob 

 structed in their passage through the protruded parts. 



Throw the beast and place him on his back, with the 

 hind parts somewhat elevated. Make an incision 

 through the skin, corresponding with the length of the 

 tumor, taking especial care that the intestine immedi 



