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the fever is far advanced, and a trembling or 

 twitching of the muscles has laken place, to bleed 

 would be dangerous, and often f^ual. Boil fever- 

 bush and angelica, like quantities ; give the beast 

 one gallon at a time twice a day, also one gill of 

 sv/eet oil per day. The above dose is for an ox 

 or cow ; for lesser cattle, it must be in pro- 

 portion. 



MURRAIN. 



This disorder comes under the nether jaw% 

 the chaps swell, and upon search you find it full 

 of a watery humour. This disease commonly 

 happens to cattle that are thin of flesh. 



Cure. — -In the first place put a rowel through 

 the most depending part of the swelling, to be 

 stired frequently, then give the beast the follow- 

 ing singular, but efficacious remedy. 



Take half a pint of hen's dung, and dissolve 

 in one quart of old urine, and cause the beast to 

 drink it. This, if applied seasonably, will never 

 fail of a cure. 



COUGH OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH. 



Cure. — Give the beast to drink divers morn- 

 ings together, one spoonful of tar, and as much 

 honey, dissolved in a quart of new milk, with 

 one head of garlick bruised, and put in with it. 



WIND CHOLIC. 



This is discovered by the beast being very, 

 uneasy, lying down and getting up often, and", 

 frequently swelling very much. 



Cure. — Take a quart of warm water and half 

 a pint of gin, sweetened well with molasses, then 

 put in half a pint of pounded mustard seed, pour' 

 it down, and drive the beast about and it will 

 move the wind. 



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