Diseases of Cattle. 95 



"wood evil," owing to the stomach being filled with leaves, 

 sticks and dried twigs from bushes. 



CAUSES : — Feeding on food containing a great amount 

 of woody fibre, or feeding on grass that has been left stand 

 in the field until it becomes dry. 



SYMPTOMS :— The animal becomes dull and stupid, 

 carrying the head low down or resting the head on soma 

 object. Loss of appetite, suspension of rumination or loss 

 of cud, quickened breathing accompanied with a grunt. 

 Great thirst ; ears, horns and legs become cold. Sometimes 

 the tongue protrudes from the mouth. As the disease ad- 

 vances, moaning takes the place of the grunt, diarrhoea suc- 

 ceeds costiveness, and the poor beast dies from ej^haustion 

 and from the want of proper treatment. Sometimes the 

 brain is afifected, in which case the animal will rush around, 

 fall down, and struggle as in a fit. When this occurs death 

 soon follows. 



TREATMENT :— So long as the animal does not ap- 

 pear stupid, or as long as the brain is not affected, the ani- 

 mal can be cured by giving a brisk physic, prepared as fol- 

 lows: 



Epsom Salts two pounds. 



Calomel two drachms. 



Gentian one ounce. 



Warm Water one gallon. Mix. 



And give at one dose. Also give an injection of warm 

 soapsuds everv^ hour for three hours, and give our 

 REMEDY NO. 125 AS DIRECTED. 

 If in forty-eight hours after giving the physic the bow- 

 els have not moved, give half of the first dose. 

 Price of remedy No. 125, $1.00. 



