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catarrh or flux of huinours from the nose; that in the progress 

 of it there comes on an inflammation of the outs and a puririns:, 

 which ends in stools tinged with blood, exciting great pain in the 

 bowels, and so brings on death. 



'Bleeding (in small quantities) has not been found effectual, 

 nor in short any of the remedies yet made use of; therefore, 

 havincr a chief reoard to the ultimate effort of nature, which 

 seems to be to carry off' the distemper by an extraordinary dis- 

 charge of gall, I hope the use of crocus metallorum, a me- 

 dicine made use of with success in horses, and a great discharger 

 of gall, as I have known its good effects in the jaundice of men, 

 mav be attended with success. I have therefore proposed to 

 some cow-keepers to give to a cow, as soon as taken ill, one of 

 the following halls {\) "Take crocus metallorum half an ounce 

 (or more, according to the size and strength of the cow, or as 

 the first dose is found to operate), in powder ; make it into a 

 ball with doutjh or crumb of bread moistened ; give the cow a 

 draught of bran and warm water after it, and repeat the draught 

 after every purging stool." f'or the running at the nose, I am 

 told, that pouring a pint of warm vinegar, with an ounce of 

 salt, into the nostrils, has proved successful in making the cow 

 sneeze and discharge a great quantity of thick yellow mucus 

 and other matter from the nose, after which the cow recovered. 

 For the shortness of breath, T have advised the giving 'Svhale- 

 oil, treacle of sugar, each a pint ; flower of brimstone four 

 ounces : give it in a mash of malt, or bran and water, twice or 

 thrice a day." For the scouring, first give the crocus purge 

 above mentioned ; then give them every six or eight hours the 

 following draught : " Take whiting one pound, bruise it ; pour 

 boiling water upon it, a quart or more; let it stand to settle; 

 pour off the clear water and fling it away ; then put a quart of 

 warm water to the wet whiting, and add hole armeitiac, in 

 powder, two ounces, Venice treacle one ounce, English malt 

 spirits half a pint." These proposals being founded upon the 

 appearance of the symi)toms, I hope they will be attended with 

 the wished-for success.' ^ 



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