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Cure. — Take a pint of new milk, and put 

 two spoonfuls of rennet into it, to be put imme- 

 diately down the calves stomach, this forming a 

 curd in the stomach will prevent the flux. 



CATTLE THAT ARE OVERHEAT. 



I HAVE frequently seen cattle, especially oxen, 

 that from two much fatigue in hot weather, were 

 what some call melted, or overheat. This brings 

 on such a relaxed state of the solids that nature 

 will seldom restore them to their primitive tone. 

 The circulation being impeded (which always 

 succeeds ovt-rheatingj consequently the perspira. 

 tion is diminished and retained, and the beast re- 

 mains an inactive drone for life. 



Cure. — Give the beast directly one quart of 

 gin, or for want of that W. India rum ; this act- 

 ing as a stimulus, will strengthen the solids, quick- 

 en the fluids, promote all the secretions, and very 

 generally eflfect a cure. 



TAIL SICK. 



Cattle in the spring season, more especially 

 young ones, are what is commonly called tail sick. 

 The end of the tail for some inches becomes 

 loose and spongy, the creature looses its appetite, 

 and is sick The simple remedy is, cut off the 

 tail above the loose part, and it will form a cure* 



BLEEDING. 



Th e best time to bleed is in the spring of the 

 year and increase of the moon. Old cattle require 

 oftener bleeding than young ones ; but the quan- 

 tity should be less. Cattle you intend to fat, 

 should be bled three or four months successive- 

 ly, in the first part of the year, in the increase of 

 the moon, and but little at a time. In all other 

 cases you must bleed as the exigences of the case 

 require, and as mentioned in the various dis- 

 eases. -' 



