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contract, expelling the gas. A handful of com- 

 mon salt dissolved in a quart of water is also use- 

 ful. Aromatic spirits of ammonia in two ounce 

 doses in a pint of cold water and repeated in half 

 an hour is the best remedy. The liquor ammonia 

 in two ounce doses put into one quart of cold water 



PLATE 1. THE SEAT OF PUNCTURE OF THE RUMEN, (a) 



or carbonate of ammonia given in half ounce doses 

 dissolved in a quart of cold water, and repeated in 

 half an hour if necessary, is useful. If time will 

 allow, one and one-half pounds of Epsom salts dis- 

 solved in half a gallon of water and given at one 

 dose is a good remedy. In cases when time will 

 not admit of treatment, tapping should be resorted 

 to at once. (Plate 1.) This is a simple operation. 

 Take the highest part about a hand's breadth in 

 front of the hip bone on the left side, and about 



