18 DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



salt, and his hogs ate greedily of the mixture. He gave 

 it to his cattle, and they improved wonderfully. We 

 have given it to cattle and sheep, apparently with good 

 effect. They eat it freely. It neutralizes the acid in the 

 stomach. 



Horseradish root is valuable for cattle. It creates 

 an appetite, and is good for various diseases. Some give 

 it to any animal that is unwell. It is good for oxen 

 troubled with the heat. If animals will not eat it volun- 

 tarily, cut it up fins and mix it with potatoes or meal. 



A quart or two of new chamber lye, frequently given 

 to each animal is a preventive of disease. A piece of 

 rosin, the size of an egg, pounded fine and given to a 

 horse once a month, in his provender, is excellent foi 

 ceeping him in good health ; it keeps the urinary pas- 

 sages open. 



Feed all animals regularly. They not only look foi 

 their food at the usual time, but the stomach indicates 

 die want at the stated period. Therefore feed, morning, 

 noon and evening, as near the same time as possible. 



Guard against the wide and injurious extremes of 

 satiating with excess and starving with want. Food 

 should be of a suitable quality, and proportioned to the 

 growth and fattening of animals, to their production in 

 young and milk, and to their labor or exercise. Animals 

 that labor need far more food, and that which is more 

 nutritious, than those that are idle. 



Those with young should be well kept, as they have 

 an extra draught upon their resources ; but they should 

 not have very rich food, as high condition, in such 

 cases, is often attended with difficulty and danger. 



Animals with young will do better by having moderate 

 exercise, as it tends to insure health, strength, and per- 

 fection in their offspring. When giving milk they should 

 have an abundance of rich food, but not such as will tend 

 too much to flesh and fat, nor so much to milk as tc 

 make them poor. 



Males used for propagating their species extensively, 

 should be well kept at all seasons, and fed high at the 

 time their services are most in demand ; and, at other 

 seasons, thsy should have a moderate share of exercise, 

 to give them strength, symmetry and health 



