354 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



action, but in many cases washes and dissolves the dry 

 feed into a soft mass or pulp which will readily pass 

 away, and the poor beast be relieved from pain, and is 

 cured. Suspect this disease when occurring after a 

 good grass growing spring, succeed by a dry, scorching 

 summer, converting grass into spindles containing no 

 moisture, and little nutritive properties. 



Throat Diseases. — (See Bronchitis.) 

 Thrush. — (See Epizootic Aphtha.) 



Tongue of the Ox. — We speak of the tongue of the 

 ox not with the view of its diseases, for that has already 

 been done when speaking of aphtha; but for the purpcsa 

 of explaining the diflference in the appearance between 

 the tongue of the horse and that of the ox; for occa- 

 sionally they are seen side by side in provision stores 

 and other places, and sold as the tongue of the ox or 

 cow. The appearance of a salted tongue of the horse is 

 much shorter and broader at its tip, and is, withal, the 

 finest looking ; and to those who are not aAvare of the na- 

 ture of things, they are most likely to prefer and pur- 

 chase the horse tongue to that of the ox. The ox 

 tongue is long, and narrow at its point. The ox can 

 flex and use its tongue much the same as a cat can han- 

 dle her phrensile paw. The horse cannot do this, but 

 gathers his food with his front teeth: the ox gathers his 

 with his tongue. Avoid the good-looking, broad and 

 short tongue, and choose the long, narrow and irregular 

 one; then you may be sure of the tongue of the ox. 



Tubercle Disease. — (See Consumption and Diar- 

 rhoea.) 



Tympanitis. — (See Hoven.) 



