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THE SHEPHERD'S MANUAL. 



The after treatment should be tonic, and the food should be 



light and not bulky. Bran 

 or oat-meal, scalded and 

 well salted, and given 

 with 1 dram of ginger 

 would be useful. The 

 return to copious green 

 food should be gradual, 

 until the stomach has re- 

 gained its tone. 



Poisoning. At certain 

 seasons sheep are tempted 

 to devour injurious herbs 

 or plants. St. John's- 

 wort, when frequent in 

 pastures, produces sore 

 mouth and irritation of 

 the intestines, which 

 quickly disappear when 

 the sheep are removed to a 

 more wholesome pasture. 

 The Sheep-Laurel, Lamb- 

 kill, or narrow-leaved Kal- 

 mia, (Kalmia angustifolia) j 

 (see fig. 75), is eaten by 

 sheep which have access 

 to it at certain seasons, 

 chiefly during the winter 

 and spring, and is often 

 fatal to them. The symp- 

 toms of poisoning are dis- 

 inclination to move, froth- 

 ing at the mouth and nose, 

 lessened pulse, stagger- 

 ing gait, and blood-shot 

 eyes. Immediate attention 

 should be given, as death 

 generally occurs within 

 twelve hours. To dilute 

 the mass of poisonous 

 food, and to expel it 

 Fig. 75. SHEEP-LAUBEL. from the system as soon 



Is possible, is the proper treatment. This may be done by 



