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bougie of thr juniper u- pint- anil hemlock, help In c heel, 



Looseness in the larger Jambs i pn .( -med by having rh.ilk 

 within ilicir p-ac.h. or it' ili< \ ivi'ii^- it, administer it iii their 

 !o:d. \Vlu-n it happens stum after birth, place it with the 

 e.we i:i a warm place, and ieetl the hitter with plenty of oats or 

 other soiuul grain. If the milk be deficient, give the lamb 

 cowV milk scalded, or let it suck the cow. The tail is soni.-- 

 lim.'s Allied on to the buttocks while, the scours continue. 

 Separate it immediately by the use of warm water, and rub 

 the parts with dry loam or clay. 



|)\ M:\ n:uv is a dill'erent and frequently a fatal disease, bui 



;:ib!es the ibrmcr in its general symptoms. It is owing to 



prolonged diarrhoea, unwholesome or meagre Ibod, and of her 



causes. ['deeding and physic should be resorted l<>, after 



\\liich ii'ive \v;i;m, nourishing gruel. 



ilo\ i:\. See hoirn in cattle. 



\\M\\\ is manifested by uneasiness, loathing food, fre- 

 (jiient drinking, carrying the head down, drawing the hack 

 up, swollen belly, feverish symptoms, and avoidance of the 

 Hock. It appears mostly in late autumn and spring, and may 

 be induced by exposure to severe storms, plunging in water 

 when hot, and especi dly by constipation brought on by feed- 

 ing on frost-bitten, putrid or indigestible herbage. Remedies 

 are not often succesful unless promptly applied. Bleed freely, 

 and to effect this, in consequence of the stagnant state of the 

 blood, immersion in a tub of hot water may be necessary. 

 Then give two oz. Epsom salts, dissolved in warm water, 

 with a handful of common salt. If this is unsuccessful, give 

 a clyster made with a pipe-full of tobacco, boiled for a few 

 minutes in a pint of water. Administer half, and if unsuc- 

 cessful, follow with the remainder. Then bed the animal 

 in dry straw and cover with blankets, and assist the purga- 

 tives with warm gruels, followed by laxitive provender till 

 well. (Blacklock.) Thousands of sheep have died on the 

 prairies from braxy, induced by exposure and miserable 

 forage. Perfect preventive is secured by warm, dry shelters, 

 and nutritious, digestible food. 



COSTIVEXESS is removed by giving two table spoonsful of 

 castor oil every 15 hours, till the difficulty is removed ; or 

 give one oz. Epsom salts. This may be assisted by an injec- 

 tion of warm, weak suds and molasses. 



STRETCHES. Sheep sometimes stretch out their noses on 

 the ground and around their sides as if in severe pain. This 



