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books which treat upon the diseases of animals. The remedies 

 applied, however, seemed to produce but little effect, and the 

 disorder now seems to be approaching to a " bronchitis," a dis- 

 order not uncommon among cattle in England and Scotland, 

 especially among those which are kept upon low and marshy- 

 grounds, and not unfrequently proves fatal. Should it turn out 

 to be bronchitis, which is a disease of the windpipe and bronchial 

 tubes, it will be reached with great difficulty, and will in all prob- 

 ability prove fatal. Mr. Youatt states, that, to young cattle, 

 bronchitis is peculiarly distressing. If they be bled 'and phys- 

 icked, the symptoms sometimes are abated, but, in most cases, 

 remedial measures are applied in vain. 



At present, however, his appetite is good, and he exhibits none 

 of those external marks which are said usually to accompany a 

 fixed bronchitis. The animal could not have contracted the dis- 

 order from exposure to low and marshy gromids, having been 

 uniformly kept m the stall, except when turned out to drink, or 

 for exercise. 



The best farriers in the neighborhood have been consulted. 

 Bronchitis is said to destroy thousands of cattle in the West In- 

 dies, and is there considered so fatal, that no cure is attempted. 

 — November 14, 1846. 



Soon after the last meeting of the Trustees, Mr. Robert Wood, 

 a respectable veterinary surgeon, of Lowell, at the request of 

 the subscriber, visited the animal [the North Devon bull, Bloom- 

 field J, and, on examining, gave his opinion, that the disease was 

 not bronchitis, but an enlargement of the glands about the 

 larynx, which occasioned the difficulty of breathing, and pre- 

 scribed bleeding and physicking, and also an external wash, to 

 be applied to the part which he considered to be afiected. These 

 remedies did not produce the desired effect, giving only a tem- 

 porary relief On Tuesday last, he visited the bull for the third 

 time, accompanied by an elder brother, Mr. Wood, of this city, 

 who is said to possess great skill, and have much acquaintance 

 with the diseases of animals. The opinion now seems to be that 

 the disease is bronchitis. He directed medicine of a much more 

 powerful nature than that formerly prescribed, and also applied 

 a seton to the part nearest to the bronchial tubes. Under the 

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