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castile soap, ^- oz. balsam copalva, 4 oz. Epsom salts, and 

 •^ jjt. molasses, and give with weak rhubarb tea. 



LICE. 



As lice do not immediately endanger the life of the 

 beast, it is often neglected, much to the injuiy of its 

 owner, for it is almost impossible for an animal to thrive 

 while thus afflicted. 



Remedy. — Sprinkling snufF moderately on the animal 

 will generally effect a cure. Another: take 2 oz. tobac- 

 co-leaves, boil in 2 quarts of water, and apply cold ; this, 

 however, is not considered as safe for the animal, as fresh 

 buttermilk applied lukewarm. Another: take water in 

 which potatoes have been boiled, add 2 oz. melted lard, 

 and rub over the beast. Another : any kind of fish oil 

 or lard well applied as above. Another: take equal 

 parts of rye whiskey and warm water, and apply as 

 above. 



FEVER. 



Cattle are more liable to be attacked with fevers, by 

 the sudden changes in the atmosphere, in the spring 

 and fall, than at other seasons of the year. Too much 

 care can not be taken with young cattle, especially, that 

 they be not exposed to storms and severe cold. 



Sym-ptoms. — Swelling and redness of the eyes, pulse 

 quick, heat at the root of the horns, cold at the ends of 

 the ears, dryness of the nose, dulness, and poor appetite. 



Remedy. — Always bleed moderately in its earliest sta- 

 ges, but never let blood after the fever has progressed 

 two or three days. If th*i fever does not immediately 

 abate after bleeding, give |- lbs. Epsom salts, dissolved 

 in warm water ; should this not operate within half a 

 day, give an injection of soap-suds and -i an oz. linseed 

 oil ; if this treatment does not bring the bowels to a 

 proper state, give small doses of physic every 12 hours 

 until it operates. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH. 



This is produced by changing suddenly from dry to 

 wet or green food, or by eating green corn and noxious 

 weeds. 



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