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tion of 2 oz. of linseed oil, 2 drams saltpetre, and 1 quart 

 warm water; mix, and use while warm. If the howels 

 are now open, give -J pt. of linseed oil. Should it be 

 desirable to stop the purging, take ^ oz. ginger, 3 oz. 

 powdered chalk, 1 oz. laudanum, and give in 1 qt. luke- 

 warm water. While the animal is recovering, give stim- 

 ulating drink occasionally. Let it run in a dry pasture. 

 Another: At its first attack take away 2 qts. of blood; 

 then give 1 a teacupful of lard, and the same quantity 

 of fine salt, in warm water. Another: melt 1 teacup- 

 ful of lard, add 1 oz. ginger and 1 gill of turpentine, and 

 give while warm, followed by 2 quarts of warm water. 

 Another : take a teacupful of cedar bei'ries, steep ^ an 

 hour, add 1 pint of molasses, and give while warm. 



As this is among diseases that are diflScult to cure, it 

 may not be amiss to make the following suggestions by 

 way of prevention : Give, occasionally, tar-water, or put 

 tar in the bottoms of troughs where the cattle are yard- 

 ed. Salt often, adding a little lime, sulphur, and ashes. 



RED NA^ATER. 



Some of the symptoms of this disease, and some of the 

 remedies for it, are similar to those under the head of 

 bloody murrain. Cows are subject to it soon after calv- 

 ing; or it may be produced by injuries near the loins or 

 kidneys, or by sudden changes from heat to cold. 



Symptoms . — A slight attack of the dysentery, and a 

 discharge of bloody urine, which is soon followed by 

 red water, chills and fevers, hard breathing, dulness, and 

 straining to discharge urine, attended with great de- 

 bility. 



Remedy, — Take away 2 qts. of blood, and give physic 

 as prescribed in the last disease ; and likewise give in- 

 jections if necessary, to bi'ing the bowels to a proper, 

 state. Another : after bleeding as above, give 4 oz. Ep- 

 som salts, 2 oz. ginger, \ oz. saltpetre, 3 oz. linseed oil, in 

 2 quarts of warm water, and keep the animal housed for 

 two days. Another : when the disease assumes a chronic 

 form, give \ pint linseed oil, 2 oz. ginger, and 1 pt. of 

 molasses, at one dose, followed by moderate draughts of 

 warm water. Another: take 4 oz. gum arabic, 2 oz. 



