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disease assume a malignant form. Cut tlie blisters 

 along the tongue, or break them with the fingers, and 

 considerable matter will ooze out, and give relief. Give 

 physic, and feed lightly. If there be a fever, give a 

 fever drink, as follows: — Emetic tartar, one drachm j 

 powdered digitalis, half a drachm; saltpetre, three 

 drachms ; mix, and give in a quart of gruel, night and 

 morning, and keep the bowels open by gentle physic. 



Should loss of appetite and weakness continue after 

 the fever has subsided, give the following tonic: — 

 Gentian, two drachms ; tartrate of iron, one drachm ; gin 

 ger, one drachm ; mix, and give once or twice a day, in 

 a quart of gruel. 



As the animal may not eat hard food, on account of 

 soreness in the mouth, give soft food, and offer gruel ; 

 and if he will not drink it, pour it dowm his throat two 

 or three times a day. 



Mind that no matter from the blain fall on any sore 

 place on the hands, as it will cause ulcers, — for cure of 

 which, apply lunar caustic. 



BLACK TONGUE. 



[See page 146.] We cured cattle of this disease, and 

 prevented its spreading, as follows : — The head ox was 

 first violently seized, so that he could hardly eat for sev- 

 eral days. The whole stock were fed liberally with 

 potatoes, with a good portion of salt. In a short time 

 the second ox was attacked, but not more than half so 

 severely. The next animal had it quite mild, and it 

 tapered off to nothing, being barely perceptible in the 

 fifth, where it ended. They all soon recovered. 



HOVEN, OR BLOAT. 



This disease is caused by turning cattle from short 

 pastures, or when empty, upon luxuriant clover. They 

 eat to excess, and as the large mass of food is not 

 readily digested, fermentation takes place, evolving 

 large quantities of carbonic gas; the stomach swells 

 almost to bursting, pressing upon the lungs, and pre- 

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