500 History of Animal Plagues. 



dication. They were had recourse to when the symptoms of 

 putridity became manifest, and when the pulse lost its tone, 

 became weak, and the artery flaccid. 



Nitre, in powder one pound. 



Cream of tartar ...... four ounces. 



Camphor two ounces. 



Pulverize the whole, and give half an ounce four times a day in 

 the gruel. 



* Take also four ounces of Peruvian bark, put it in three bottles- 

 ful of water, and decoct until there are only two, and give this 

 in two doses. Sometimes this is sweetened with honey, and two 

 drachms of camphor dissolved in a small quantity of Rabel 

 water were added, 



^One or other of these preparations was resorted to, ac- 

 cording to necessity. 



' When the animals became convalescent they were always 

 very weak, and their strength had nearly gone; they have been 

 even seen to die at this period for want of care. This unhappy 

 termination was guarded against in giving a draught of infusion 

 of junipers, or in mixing the extract of juniper with their drink. 

 The dose of berries was an ounce to two pounds of gruel; that 

 of the extract of juniper was an ounce and a half or two ounces. 



'The treatment was terminated by a purgative prepared as 



follows : 



• Senna leaves one ounce. 



Boiling water one pound. 



Infuse the leaves in the water; afterwards dissolve an ounce of 

 Socotrine aloes in it ; allow it still to infuse, and when done 

 enough give it in a tepid state to the animal. 



'The cattle which it was desirous to preserve from the 

 epizooty were treated as follows : They were shut up, or kept as 

 far from any dangerous communication as possible; one person 

 only looked after them, and he never went near either infected 

 stables or infected beasts. All doo-s and other animals were 

 carefully prevented from communicating with the cattle so 

 guarded. The stables were kept well and properly aired, and if 



