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sulphate of iron. Effusions in the chest of cows, and 

 neat cattle, is the cause of so many deaths, from cattle 

 disease. The effusions form connecting links between the 

 lungs and the sides, from which adhesions take place in 

 that disease, and from which the animal can never be res- 

 tored to good health, although the beast may live for a 

 year or two. How important, then, to know of a medicine 

 which offers so much hope ! 



In addition to the diseases just named, sulphate of iron 

 is the medicine to be used in all cases, where the powers of 

 life are low and depressed. In red water in cattle, bleed- 

 ing internally in all animals, dysentery, purpura, scarla- 

 tina, and in debilitating diseases generally, no medicine 

 offers so much as the sulphate of iron. 



Observe. — Sulphate of iron should not be given while 

 inflammation and fever lasts ; it is time enough to give it 

 after all irritation has subsided. Sulphate of iron should 

 always be combined with a vegetable tonic, such as gen- 

 tian, or ginger. Iron changes the dung to a green color, 

 as if the animal was at pasture. 



Doses. — For horses and cattle, the dose is two to three 

 drachms, with the same quantity of powdered gentian, two 

 to three times in the day, to be given, mixed in a quantity 

 of cold water ; and drench out of a bottle, if the animal 

 does not eat it readily, mix with cut, or soft feed. 



(4.) Perchloride op Iron. — Whether in a fluid or 

 solid state, this preparation is valuable for applying to 

 bleeding wounds, to stop the flow of blood, which it will 

 readily do, if properly applied, and the blood vessel is not 

 too large, that is wounded. It should be applied with a 

 soft brush, or a pleget of soft cloth or cotton, dipped 

 in it, and laid over the wound, and kept bandaged. 

 Perchloride of iron should be kept in every farm, or 



