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INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 



Causes. Catarrh or cold neglected may end in the 

 disease; it is also caused by obstructed perspiration 

 from sudden and great changes in the weather, or expos- 

 ure to wet ; by being driven long distances and exposed 

 to damp, cold air at night. Young cattle, particularly 

 calves, are most liable to it. Neglect of currying and 

 rubbing is a predisposing cause. 



Symptoms. Dulness, shivering, a sore cough, cold- 

 ness in the ears, legs and roots of the horns, heat in the 

 breath and mouth, ropy discharge from the mouth, inac- 

 tivity, and heaving of the flanks. 



Remedy. SweatorBleedinthe beginnmg, and put a 

 seton in the dewlap, and give a dose of physic. Give 

 warm water for drink, and give bran mashes. Give 

 flax-seed tea, and soothing herb teas, with molasses or 

 honey. Keep the animal dry and warm. 



HUSK, OR HOOSE, IN CALVES. 



It may be seen by the last article the first or original 

 cause of this disease. The immediate cause is worms 

 in the windpipe, which occasions violent irritation, and 

 a constant hoosing, or coughing, and if no remedy be 

 used, the organs of digestion become impaired, and con- 

 sumptive symptoms soon follow. The disease often 

 runs through the whole herd, occasioning great mor- 

 tality. It is most prevalent in dry summers. It re- 

 quires prompt attention. 



Remedy. AsafcEtida, three ounces; aloes, three 

 ounces; one quart of vinegar. Boil together till dis- 

 solved. Give each calf a table spoonful, in each nostril, 

 every third day, taking care to hold the head well up, so 

 as to prevent waste. Generally three applications will 

 cure. 



Another. One pint of spirits of turpentine, one ditto 

 of train oil, two ounces of spirits of vitriol, two ditto of 

 asafcetida, and two ditto of hartshorn. Mix the whole 

 in a bottle, and shake it well. Pour one table spoonful 



