50 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



sirup, SO as to form a paste, and smeared well back on the animal's 

 tongue with a flat wooden spoon : Carbonate of iron, 3 ounces ; pow- 

 dered gentian, 3 ounces; powdered nitrate of potash, 3 ounces; mix 

 and divide into 12 powders. The administration of purgatives which 

 promote a watery discharge from the mucous surface of the bowels, 

 also tends, by diminishing the sennn of the blood, to bring about 

 absorption and a gradual removal of the fluid contained in the abdo- 

 men. Large doses should not be given, but moderate doses should 

 be administered morning and night, so as to produce a laxative effect 

 on the bowels for some days. To attain this end the following may 

 be used : Sulphate of soda, 8 ounces ; powdered ginger^ half an ounce ; 

 mix in 2 quarts of tepid water and then give at one dose. 



