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rarely absent, membrane of nose much reddened, 

 sore throat and cough, occasionally the feet be- 

 come fevered as in founder, causing much stiff- 

 ness and might be easily taken for that disease. 



Treatment : This being a typhoid disease re- 

 quires a sustaining treatment or success will be 

 very doubtful. In the early stage of this disease 

 give the first two days ten drops of tincture of 

 aconite or bryonia in a little water, every six 

 hours, after which give a pail of water to drink, 

 and. once a day one ounce spirits of nitre, or two 

 drachms of extract of belladonna ; and give in the 

 feed three times a day, one of the following pow- 

 ders : 



Genetian root, saltpetre and anise seed, of 

 each 1 oz. ; sulphate of quinine, 1 drachm ; mix 

 and divide into eight powders. The throat 

 should be bathed with mustard and vinegar, or 

 with linseed oil, 3 oz. ; spirits of hartshorn, 1 oz. 

 Mix together. No hay or corn should be given, 

 but scalded oats or wheat bran, with linseed tea 



