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a syinptom of disease, not a disease of itself. Fever, 

 debility, indigestion, and other causes, produce loss of 

 cud. In cases of fever, give physic, as salts, and then 

 aromatics, as ginger and caraway. In case of debility, 

 give tonics, as gentian, columbo, and cascarilla. In 

 case of indigestion, give exercise, if the animal does not 

 have enough, and give roots, bran maslies, and other 

 light and laxative food. Take a cud from another ani- 

 mal, divide it, and give the patient one half; or take 

 the fine inner part of white elder, (Sambucus alba or 

 canadensis,) scrape it fine, and give a wad for a cud. 



OVER-HEATING AND OVER-DRAWING. 



Sometimes cattle, especially oxen, from too much 

 labor and fatigue, in hot weather, become over-heated 

 and almost melted. This relaxes the whole system, so 

 that it is seldom restored to its original state. The 

 circulation becomes slow, the perspiration diminished 

 and retained, and the beast is sluggish and compara 

 tively useless through life. 



Remedy. Give immediately, to each grown animal, a 

 quart of gin, or, for want of that, a quart of West India 

 rum, or new rum, or whiskey, in a little less quantity. 

 This, acting as a stimulus, will restore, in a measure, 

 the system to irs primitive tone, quicken the fluids, pro- 

 mote all the secretions, and generally cure. 



Another. Cayenne pepper, or hot drops, or any 

 warm, diffusive stimulus, is good. The effect of warm 

 medicines is lo keep up the circulation and induce a 

 slow and gradual cooling, and prevent the great evil 

 resulting from a sudden change from hot to cold ; as in 

 cases of freezing, the frost is taken out by snow or cold 

 water, to prevent the sad effects of sudden thawing. 



Another. IMr. Jedediah Dow, of Portland, Me., has 

 often tried, and highly recommends, a strong liquor 

 made from a peck of ivy leaves, often called mercury or 

 poison vine, (Rhus radicans,) while green, boiled down 

 to a strong liquor. Give a pint for a dose. A few 

 doses may be given at suitable intervals. It is said tc 

 be harmless. It seem^ that this is a remedy some time 



