66 DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



hours, till there is an operation on the bowels. It the 

 physic does not operate in eight hours, repeat half doses 

 every six hours. After purging is established, admin- 

 ister some sedative, such as opium. Give the animal 

 mashes at first, and then light food, sparingly. He will 

 need many kind attentions. 



Another. It is stated in the "Boston Medical Jour- 

 nal," that Dr. Isaac Heister, of Reading, Pa., cured a 

 boy, sixteen years old, by the use of a solution of the 

 extract of Indian Hemp, (hidica ca?inabis — but Apocynum 

 cannabinum of Bigelow.) He directed an aqueous solu- 

 tion, containing two grains to the tea-spoonful, to be ad- 

 ministered at intervals ; and in the course of a few days, 

 the patient was entirely relieved. 



RHEUMATISM IN THE JOINTS. 



Cattle and horses, from great exposure to cold and wet, 

 particularly cows after calving, have a stiffness in the 

 joints ; they sometimes swell, and cannot be bent without 

 pain and difficulty. 



Remedies. Good shelter, and sulphur and ginger ; and 

 rub the joints with camphorated oil, or spirits of turpen- 

 tine. Turpentine and hartshorn are good. In bad tu- 

 mors of the joints, rub on iodine. Use the solution of 

 the chloride of lime with water, for ulcers about the 

 joints. [For further remedies for rheumatism, see Lini- 

 ments, &c, page 51. J 



INFLAMED AND SORE EYES. 



Causes aie various ; sometimes from colds. It is often 

 caused by a diseased state of the body, or head, and is 

 only a symptom of disease. 



Remedy. Remove the cause. If the system generally, 

 or the head, is diseased, restore it to a healthy condition. 

 The eye is one of the most tender and delicate organs, 

 and if its texture is destroyed, nature will not restore it. 

 Therefore, put the body in that healthy state that wiL 

 carry restoration to every diseased part, and use only 

 mild applications to the eyes. 



