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an ounce; camphor gum, half an ounce; mix and 

 shake up well, and apply a little to the raw sur- 

 face twice daily with a feather until healed. This 

 affection in some cases may become chronic; that 

 is, instead of forming matter it hardens, and no 

 milk will be secreted by that portion, and the cow 

 is said to "have lost part or the whole of her bag." 

 In order to prevent this the udder should be treat- 

 ed even in mild attacks of mammitis, and this 

 stage of the disease will always be avoided. In 

 cases where it has taken place, it usually can be 

 relieved by using the following ointment: Iodine, 

 pure, two drams; lard, pure, two ounces; mix 

 well and rub a little of it on the affected part 

 every second day until it becomes soft. The teats 

 or teat require to be drawn and emptied of any 

 curdled milk that may be in them or in that part 

 of the udder. 



Diseases and Injuries to the Teats. — First: Ob- 

 structions, such as small, hard bodies, supposed 

 to be small glands hardened, which find their way 

 down into the tube of the teat, thus partially or 

 wholly stopping the flow of milk. They are very 

 troublesome and not easily removed. The opera- 

 tion in trying to remove them would likely set up 

 inflammation of the lining membrane of the tube 

 of the teat and the quarter of the udder, usually 

 resulting in the loss of part of the bag. The only 

 safe remedy is to use the milk tube. I have suc- 

 ceeded in some cases in pushing this hard body up 

 into the udder, where it remained. If you do not 

 succeed in this, it will be necessary to use the tube 



